LAW OF CONTRAST
The principle based on the assumption that individuals base their behavior on comparison of opposites not with sameness.
EYE CONTACT
is otherwise known as mutual gazing between two people, it is the persistent gazing into the eyes of the individual…
FACIAL FEEDBACK HYPOTHESIS
was first proposed by U.S. psychologists Sylvan S. Tomkins (1911 - 1991) and Carroll F. Izard (1923 - ) as…
FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE
is knowledge, which is gained by the individual semantically, or otherwise the knowledge maybe generic. Examples can be any piece…
FAMILIAL FACTOR
is an umbrella term which is used to describe an element or condition, which is present in a family which…
FEATURE DETECTION THEORY
a theory that states that all complex stimuli are able to be broken down into individual parts or features each…
FIELD DEPENDENCE
cognitive style where the person relies on external cues rather than internal cues. These people are susceptible to deceptive cues…
FISHER EXACT TEST
the name of a statistical test that gives the exact probability of departure from chance for data in a fourfold…
FOOT-IN-THE-DOOR TECHNIQUE
the two part procedure for enhancing compliance where a minor initial request is presented immediately before the more substantial target…
FORMAL REASONING
the reasoning that we use that entails using operations of formal logic. See deductive reasoning; logic.
FREE OPERANT
the name that is given to the response to a situation that occurs freely at any time. See operant.
FRIENDSHIP NETWORK
the term that is applied to the interconnected relationships among a group of friends who provide social and emotional support…
FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS
1. Detailed analysis of a behaviour to identify contingencies that sustain the behaviour. 2. Synthesis of a client's behaviour problems…
FUNDAMENTAL INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS ORIENTA
the theory that explains the pattern of interactions of group members in terms of the need for inclusion, need for…
GATE-CONTROL THEORY OF PAIN
the name of the hypothesis that the spinal cord regulates the amount of perceived pain reaching the brain by opening…
GENDER REASSIGNMENT
1. changing a person's gender label due to being wrong at birth due to anomalous genitalia. 2. Use of surgery…
GENERAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL DEFICIT SCALE
a scale that combines a series of tests from the Halstead- Reitan neuropsychological battery to generate an overall estimate of…
GENETIC METHOD
the study of the psychological processes in terms of hereditary origins and developmental history where there is an emphasis on…
GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE (GDS)
assessment designed to use with people over 65 years of age and is a self-administered test of 30 questions. Devised…