Glossary F

FASD is the abbreviations of Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder that refers to an umbrella term used to describe the range of effects that can occur to an individual whose mother drank alcohol during pregnancy. These effects may involve brain damage, impaired growth and head and face abnormalities.

Fast mapping is defined as a process of quickly determining a word's meaning, which facilitates children's vocabulary development ; process of acquiring new words rapidly; ability to learn new words based on very little input. Moreover, Fast mapping, refers to the process children engage in when they hypothesize a meaning for a newly heard word on the basis of hearing the word once or at most a few times. It is teh formation of a rapid, initial, partial understanding of the meaning of a word by relating it to the known vocabulary and restructuring the known-word storage space and its related conceptual categories.

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Fast-approaching-deadline technique refers to influence technique based on scarcity, in which one tells people an item or a price is only available for a limited time

Fast-twitch in the psychology context refers to a specific type of muscle fiber or motor unit that contracts rapidly and with great force in response to neural signals. These fast-twitch muscle fibers are characterized by their ability to generate quick, powerful movements and are essential for activities requiring strength, speed, and explosiveness. Understanding the role of fast-twitch muscle fibers is crucial in various aspects of psychology, sports performance, and physical therapy.

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Fast-twitch fibers is defined as the muscle fibers that produce fast contractions but fatigue rapidly. It is one of several types of muscle fibers found in skeletal muscle. Fast-twitch fibers is also called Type II fibers which is characterized as having low oxidative capacity but high glycolytic capacity.

Fastuous means haughty; arrogant; pretentious.

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Fatalism refers to the belief that a person with cancer cannot live a normal life and will die.

Fatalistic suicide is defines as suicide undertaken when an individual seeks to escape from an overcontrolling social context. It is a sociological category in which suicide is said to arise from excessive regulation of individuals by society