LANGUAGE DEFICIT
A delay in the normal speech and language development of a child due to some neurological disfunction.
EXTRANEOUS VARIABLE
is a variable which inadvertantly effects the course of an experiment, specifically the dependent variable, normally without the knowledge of…
FACTOR METHOD
is a basic and simple term which is used to describe the method during which factors which are extracted from…
FALSE MEMORY
is otherwise known as illusory memory. A false memory is considered a distortion of a memory which had previously been…
FELT SENSE
used in focusing therapy where the subjective qualities of the contents of consciousness are looked at. It was defined by…
FIGURE-DRAWING TEST
the term applied to a test in wher the person draws a human figure. It is used as a measure…
FIXED-RATIO SCHEDULE (FR SCHEDULE)
a schedule of reinforcement where the reinforcement is given after a certain number of responses. FR 1 implies reinforcement is…
FOCAL PATHOLOGY
the term that is applied to the study of changes in body tissues and organs that are involved in a…
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…