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face matching taskface matching task task
Face Monitor/DiscriminationFace Monitor/Discrimination task Subjects are presented with human faces and are instructed to view them passively or discriminate according to their order, gender, location, emotion, or appearance. If the subjects view the faces passively, then the experiment is NOT co-coded with Passive Viewing.
face n-back taskface n-back task task Task in which face stimuli are presented one at a time in a continuous stream, and the objective is to detect when the current face matches the face presented n previously (1,2, or 3 faces before).
face perceptionface perception concept The processes by which faces are identified as such.
face recognitionface recognition concept The process of determining whether a face is the same as another face that has been previously encountered.
face working memory taskface working memory task task
face-name association taskface-name association task task
facial expressionfacial expression concept Movements and positions of the facial muscles that can be used as a form of nonverbal communication, particularly in conveying emotional states.
Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine DependenceFagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence task a standard instrument for assessing the intensity of physical addiction to nicotine.
false belief taskfalse belief task task
false memoryfalse memory concept a memory that refers to an event that did not actually occur
fame judgment taskfame judgment task task
familiarityfamiliarity concept A quality of memory that is associated with a feeling of knowing that an event has previously occurred, but often not including enough contextual or episodic details sufficient for claiming actual remembering of the event.
fearfear concept A state of high negative emotional arousal triggered by an impending threat (real or imaginary) and generally associated with the flight or fight response.
feature detectionfeature detection concept a process of recognizing specific aspects of a stimulus, such as lines, edges, angle, or movement.
feature extractionfeature extraction concept Processes by which relevant aspects of a data stream are separated from irrelevant aspects.
feedbackfeedback concept Evaluative or corrective information about an action, event, or process delivered to the original or controlling source, often with the intent of modifying future actions.
figure groundfigure ground concept Segmentation of a visual space into objects and background.
figure ground relationsfigure ground relations concept refers to a cognitive ability to separate elements based upon contrast, that is, dark and light, black and white. Many times this definition is expanded from a simple perception based on contrast to include abstract (i...
figure ground reversalfigure ground reversal concept Occurs in certain visual illusions (e.g., Vases and Faces or "Rubin's Vase") in which there are multiple valid figure-ground segmentations that can be selected depending on an observer's interpretation.
figure ground segregationfigure ground segregation concept Discriminating objects from their surroundings by the visual system.
Film ViewingFilm Viewing task Subjects view movie or film clips passively or are required to make a discrimination when the clip is over.
filteringfiltering concept a device or process that removes from a signal some unwanted component or feature.
Finger Tapping TaskFinger Tapping Task task Subjects tap their fingers according to a visual, auditory, or no cue.
Fitts taskFitts task task
fixationfixation concept Maintaining gaze or attention on some object or event. (Experimental design) A trial period in which a participant is instructed to direct attention toward a visual stimulus (often a cross).
Fixation TaskFixation Task task Subjects fixate on a visual target.
fixed action patternsfixed action patterns concept an instinctive behavioral sequence that is indivisible and runs to completion.
Flashing CheckerboardFlashing Checkerboard task Subjects view a flashing checkerboard.
Flexion/ExtensionFlexion/Extension task Subjects move (flex and extend) their hands, arms, legs, feet, lips, tongue, etc.
fluid intelligencefluid intelligence concept a factor of general intelligence originally identified by Raymond Cattell; Cattell defined fluid intelligence as "…the ability to perceive relationships independent of previous specific practice or instruction concerning those relationships...
focusfocus concept The center of attention or concentration.
focused attentionfocused attention concept the ability to respond discretely to specific visual, auditory or tactile stimuli.
forgettingforgetting concept The loss of or inability to retrieve a memory.
form perceptionform perception concept the sensory discrimination of a pattern, shape or outline.
Forward digit span taskForward digit span task task A method of short-term memory measurement in which a person listens to someone say a series of single-digit numbers and must repeat them back in the same order they were given.
framingframing concept Framing is a method of biasing opinions- a framing effect occurs when the description of information, such as a speaker presenting an issue, has an emphasis on a subset of potentially


relevant considerations and causes individuals to focus on these considerations when constructing their opinions.
Free Word List RecallFree Word List Recall task Subjects view a list of words and after a delay are asked to freely recall the words presented.
frustrationfrustration concept a deep chronic sense or state of insecurity and dissatisfaction arising from unresolved problems or unfulfilled needs.
functional fixednessfunctional fixedness concept a cognitive bias that limits a person to using an object only in the way it is traditionally used.