Glossary F
Glossary F
Familial sinistrality refers to the degree of left-handedness within the nuclear and extended family .
Familial studies of intelligence is defined as studies in which some measure or measures of intelligence among people of a known genetic relationship are correlated; the extent to which performance varies as a function of genetic similarity is used as an indication of the heritability of that measure.
Please see also Heritability.
Familialism refers to a cultural value that emphasizes close family relationships, bonds, and ties.
Familiar size is a depth cue. It is a person's knowledge of an object"s actual size sometimes influences his/her perception of an object"s distance .
- Families or Family systems : Families or Family systems refers to an organized structure that almost always provide a key context that influences their members' experiences of loss , grief and mourning. Family systems may be enmeshed or disengaged; permissive or restrictive, supportive or unsupportive in such matters as loss, grief and mourning.
Familism refers to the idea that the family "s well-being takes precedence over the concerns of individual family members.