Glossary F

Forgotten grievers is a a term which is sometimes applied to grandparents who experience a double loss over the death of a grandchild and over the losses experienced by that child's parent/parents, their own son or daughter.

Form fetish refers to a fetish whose object is a particular shape, like high-heeled shoes.

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Form perception refers to the process by which the brain differentiates objects from their backgrounds.

Form stability refers to the extent to which the scores on two (2) forms of a test are similar.

Formal assessment techniques refer to tests that are valid, reliable, practical, cross-culturally fair, and specific to the issue at hand. Formal assessment techniques are usually used to assist in information gathering.

Formal cause is a term which according to Aristotle is the form of a thing.

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Formal death education refers to planned and organized instruction involving death-related topics.

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Formal discipline is defined as the belief that the faculties of the mind can be strengthened by practicing the functions associated with them. Hence, a person supposedly can become better at reasoning by studying mathematics or logic.