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Psychology RootsFoot-In-The-Door Phenomenon There is both foot-in-the-door phenomenon and foot-in-the-door technique. As you can guess, the technique is used to get the phenomenon. …
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Fluid Intelligence There are two main types of intelligence, crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence. Fluid intelligence is your ability to reason in …
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Flashbulb Memory The sudden onset of a clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event. When you are trying to remember …
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Fixed-Ratio Schedule With this type of Operant Conditioning reinforcement schedule, an organism must make a certain number of operant responses (whatever it …
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Fixed-Interval Schedule With this type of Operant Conditioning reinforcement schedule, an organism must wait (either not make the operant response, whatever it …
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Fixation This term has several different meanings in psychology. Fixation has a long history in Freudian and clinical psychology, and refers to …
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Figure-Ground The Gestalt Psychologists studied all sorts of perceptual organization–the ways that humans organize information about what they see, hear, etc. What …
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Fetus This is the longest stage of prenatal, human development that lasts from 9 weeks after conception to birth. By the end …
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Fetal alcohol syndrome includes physical, cognitive, and psychological abnormalities that result from consuming alcohol during pregnancy (no, I’m …
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Feel-Good, Do-Good Phenomenon When do you help other people? According to this theory, you are more likely to help other people when …