Glossary F
Glossary F
Free association refers to the principle technique in Freudian psychoanalysis in which patients give a running account of thoughts, feelings, mental images, and physical sensations as they occur, in order to derive a repressed or hidden motivation for their psychological disorder.
Free choice paradigm refers to a research methodology used to test Dissonance theory which arouses dissonance by getting people to choose between two (2) or more alternatives
Free radicals is defined as chemicals produced randomly during normal cell metabolism and that bond easily to other substances inside cells; deleterious and short-lived chemicals that cause changes in cells that are thought to result in aging.
Free recall is defined as a recollection that is not prompted by specific cues or prompts. In memory research, a task in which a participant recalls information without specific cues or prompts. Free recall refers to the test in which subjects retrieve "to be remembered" items without the aid of external retrieval cues; they can recall in any order so recall is free in that sense