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Psychology Glossary: F Index

These are brief definitions of psychology terms beginning with F. Click on the term for a more detailed definition.
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Fixation Definition
Fixation refers to a persistent focus of the id’s pleasure-seeking energies on an earlier stage of psychosexual development...
Fixed-Interval Schedule
A schedule of reinforcement where the first response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time has elapsed...
Fixed-Ratio Schedule
A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses...
Fluid Intelligence Definition
Refers to he ability to reason quickly and to think abstractly...
Formal Operation Stage
In Piaget's stages of cognitive development, a period between age twelve to adulthood...

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