Glossary F

Glossary F

- Fight/Flight system (FFS) : Fight/Flight system (FFS) refers to brain circuit in animals that when stimulated causes an immediate alarm-and-escape response resembling human panic

Figure refers to part of a field that stands out in good contour clearly from the ground.

Figure-ground refers to what stands out from versus what recedes into the background

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.

Figure–ground segregation is defined as the perceptual separation of an object from its background.

Figurehead refers to a person who is head of a group in name only, having no authority or responsibility.