Glossary F
Glossary F
Focus of expansion (FOE) refers to the point in the flow pattern caused by observer movement in which there is no expansion. The Focus of expansion, according to J. J. Gibson, always remains centered on the observer’s destination.
Focus-execute attention is defined as the ability to respond and pick out the important elements or "figure" of attention from the "ground " or background of external and internal stimulation. Focus-execute attention also implies a measure of concentration or effortful processing.
Focused attention is attending to one information source, while disregarding other sources of information; a form of selective Attention involving the restriction of Attention to a sp
Focused attention stage refers to the stage of processing in feature integration theory in which the features are combined. This stage requires focused attention.
Fogram also spelled Fogrum refers to a person with old-fashioned or overly conservative attitudes.
Foils is defined as line-up members other than the suspect who are known to be innocent of the crime