FACTOR LOADING
is a term used primarily within the process of factor analysis; it is the correlational relationship between the manifest and…
FALSE DEMENTIA
is a medical phenomena when the condition actually mimics the symptoms of dementia but is in actual fact a simple…
FANATICISM
is observed across modern society and the global stage as an excessive and usually irrational zeal or devotion towards a…
FIGURAL AFTEREFFECT
the term that describes the Gestalt perceptual phenomenon where a shift of vision from the first figure superimposes its image…
FIXED-INTERVAL SCHEDULE (FI SCHEDULE)
schedule of reinforcement that was known as periodic reinforcement where the first response after an interval will be reinforced. It…
FOCAL LESION
the term that is applied to a lesion that has been restricted to a specific region of the brain or…
FOREPERIOD
a term that is seen in reaction time experiments and is the pause seen between the ready signal and the…
FOUR-FIFTHS RULE
the name of the arbitrary rule of thumb for determining a prima facie case of discrimination, as it is set…
FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION
the plot of the frequency of occurrence of scores of various sizes that have been arranged from lowest to highest…
FUGITIVE LITERATURE
These are the research findings that have not been published in archival sources, dissertations, papers presented at meetings, papers either…
FUNCTIONAL GRAMMAR
an approach to grammar using categories that reflect nonlinguistic factors, such as intention and social context, rather than categories based…
GABA ANTAGONISTS
These are the compounds that inhibit GABA receptor sites and GABA action. They can be direct and indirect. Best known…
GENDER CODING
the term used in assigning particular traits or behaviours exclusively or predominantly to males or females.
GENE SPLICING
A technique of inserting genetic material in the form of dna into an existing DNA molecule. Commonly performed in genetic…
GENERALIZED MATCHING LAW
Behavioural studies. Formula in the form of a power function describing choice between 2 alternatives in terms of a ratio…
GENITAL PERSONALITY
Psychoanalytic theory. A sexually mature adult personality developing in the final stage of psychosexual development. Person has a resolved oedipus…
GESTURAL COMMUNICATION
the name given to the non-verbal transmission and reception of messages, ideas, feelings, signals by using body and hand movements.
GNOSTIC FUNCTION
a person's ability to make fine spatial judgements with the skin senses by discriminating light touch sensations that stimulate the…