Glossary F
Glossary F
Fight-or-Flight theory refers to Walter Cannon ’s theory of stress hypothesizing that organism’s respond to stressful events with a nervous system activation that prepares them to actively engage the stressor. The body essentially is energized to either fight the stressor or flee; Cannon’s theory of stress explaining physiological responses in our body
Fight/flight response refers to the immediate reaction to perceived danger or threat whereby efforts are directed toward protecting against potential harm, either by confronting the source of danger (fight), or by escaping from the situation (flight).
Figure-ground discrimination refers to the ability to sort out important information from the surrounding environment.
Figure-ground organization refers to the part of a stimulus appears to stand out as an object (figure) against a less prominent background (ground ).
Figure-ground relationship refers to the most basic type of Perception which consist of the division of the perceptual field into a figure (that which is attended to) and a ground, which provides the background for the figure.