KINSHIP NETWORK
The analysis of kinship networks and descent groups in pre-industrial societies has been a major concern of cultural anthropology. The…
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION SUPPORT SYSTEM (LASS)
the process in which adults and older children help young learners.
EYSENCK PERSONALITY INVENTORY EPI
was first developed by the British psychologist Sybil B. G. Eysenck and Hans Eysenck. It was a self-reported test designed…
FACTOR ANALYSIS
is the mathematical process during which a larger set of variables is reduced to better accommodate the experimental design to…
FALSE CAUSE
is one of the many types of informal fallacy where a temporal sequence of events is assumed by an individual…
FEELING OF KNOWING
the sense of conviction about an event, which can be quite accurate and distinct although it is not experienced as…
FIELD THEORY
1. Physics. Theory that forces exist between 2 bodies not in contact that fills the space. 2. Psychology. A systematic…
FIXED-ACTION PATTERN (FAP)
Classical ethology. It is a stereotyped and genetically preprogrammed, species-specific behavioral sequence that is evoked by a particular stimulus and…
FOCAL DEGENERATION
The development of a lesion or dysfunction in a specific area of the brain due to degenerative processes. The lesion…
FORENSIC ASSESSMENT
the evaluation of the mental state of a defendant, witness or offender for the purpose of informing the court.
FORMICOPHILIA
a term that is used to describe the sexual interest and pleasure that is derived from small animals, insects and…
FRUSTRATION-REGRESSION HYPOTHESIS
The theory that frustration often leads to behavior characteristic of a much earlier period of life and was proposed in…
FUNCTIONAL BLINDNESS
a deterioration in vision with no apparent cause. Acuity is lost and can include painful symptoms like burning and tired…
FUTURE-MINDEDNESS
the term used for the ability to engage in means to end future about the future. Being able to think…
GENDER TYPING
the name of the expectations about people's behaviour that are based on their biological sex.
GENERALIZATION
1. Deriving a concept or theory from a number of specific cases, applying it widely. 2. Judgement derived and applied…