Glossary F

Fechner's law (p=k log (S)) refers to the logarithmic relation, developed by Fechner, of sensation to stimulus intensity: (p=k log (S))

Deutsch: Fäkalphilie / Español: Fecofilia / Português: Fecofilia / Français: Fécophilie / Italiano: Fecofilia /

Fecophilia which is also called Coprophilia refers to a psychiatric term that refers to morbid attraction to, and sexual interest in "fecal matter".

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Federal Witness Protection Program refers to a program which was established under the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 that is designed to protect witnesses who testify in court by relocating them and assigning to them new identities.

Fee system is defined as a system used in some rural areas, in which the county government pays a modest amount of money for each prisoner per day as an operating budget.

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Deutsch: Rückmeldung / Español: Retroalimentación / Português: Feedback / Français: Retour d'information / Italiano: Feedback /

Feedback is defined as information returned to a person about the effects a response has had. It is a communication pattern in which information about the consequences of an event is reintroduced into the system; a valuative information about one’s behavior. In Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Feedback means roviding employees with specific information about how well they are performing a task or series of tasks. Feedback is a non-judgmental conversation that points out both positive and negative aspects of performance or positive and negative reactions to a person’s behavior for the purpose of the individual’s growth and understanding, in contrast with Criticism Feedback is also known as "knowledge of results".

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Feedback loop is defined as the section of a control system that allows for feedback and self -correction and that adjusts its operation according to differences between the actual output and the desired output. Moreover, Feedback loop refers to a system in which glands regulate each other's functioning through a series of hormonal messages.

Feedback mechanisms is a term in systems theory which refers to the operations in an open system that produce adaptive self regulation by identifying and responding to changes in the environment.

Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood refers to a disorder involving the persistent failure to eat, leading to a loss of weight or failure to gain weight. Moreover, Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood is a disorder characterized by a sudden or marked deceleration of weight gain in an infant or a young child (under age 6) and a slowing or disruption of emotional and social development.

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