INVARIANT SEQUENCE
An order that is unchanging and in stage theories of development and in the order in which the stages of…
LAW OF FREQUENCY
The theory that learning increases with the repetition of a process. Also known as the law of repetition.
FALSE POSITIVE
is considered the binary opposite to a false negative where in diagnostics for example, an individual may not actually have…
FAMILY THERAPY
involves the whole family becoming involved in the counselling process, instead of focussed efforts looking at a single individual, indeed,…
FILIAL ANXIETY
term that describes a child's fear and apprehension that comes from relationships with their parents. It can be in relation…
FORCED-CHOICE TEST
term that is used in a signal detection test where several intervals are given with only one having the signal…
FRUSTRATION
1. thwarting of impulses and actions. 2. Emotional state when thwarting happens. 3. Psychoanalytic theory. Damming up of psychic energy…
FUZZY TRACE THEORY
a theory proposing that information is encoded on a continuum from precise traces to fuzzy traces. Developmental differences in cognition…
GENDER SCHEMA
the term that applies to the organized set of beliefs and expectations that guides a person's understanding of gender or…
INTERSTIMULUS INTERVAL (1S1)
Stimulus and the time between presentations, and are timed usually from one end of the presentation stimulus and to the…
KUDER PREFERENCE RECORD
Individuals are required to select their preferred activity from a series of three choice items. It will yield the percentage…
FALSE-ALARM RATE
is the number or proportion of incorrect answers such as "Yes" or "No" given as final responses to tasks within…
FAST MAPPING
is the seemingly fast ability for a young people, especially babies to learn entirely new words on the general understanding…
FILIAL IMPRINTING
term that is used to describe the learning process where a young animal becomes attached to its parent and copies…
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
This involves the application of psychological principles and techniques to situations involving the law or legal systems that are criminal…