Category: F

Fixation This term has several different meanings in psychology. Fixation has a long history in Freudian and clinical psychology, and refers to…

Figure-Ground The Gestalt Psychologists studied all sorts of perceptual organization–the ways that humans organize information about what they see, hear, etc. What…

Fetus This is the longest stage of prenatal, human development that lasts from 9 weeks after conception to birth. By the end…

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) Fetal alcohol syndrome includes physical, cognitive, and psychological abnormalities that result from consuming alcohol during pregnancy (no, I’m…

Feel-Good, Do-Good Phenomenon When do you help other people? According to this theory, you are more likely to help other people when…

Fecundity Productive or creative power. A common example is to say that someone has fecundity of the mind – meaning, the person…

Feature Detectors The ability to detect certain types of stimuli, like movements, shape, and angles, requires specialized cells in the brain called…

Family Therapy Family therapy is a type of therapy in which members of a family are treated. They may not be in…

False Consensus Effect The false consensus effect is an overestimation of how much other people share our beliefs and behaviours. For example,…

Factor Analysis Okay, we know how most students feel about statistics, so we will make this as quick and painless as possible.…