Glossary F

Forethought is a term used in Bandura's Social cognitive theory that refers to the ability to anticipate the consequences of one's actions and the actions of others.

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Deutsch: Vorwarnung / Español: Advertencia previa / Português: Pré-aviso / Français: Préavis / Italiano: Preavviso

In psychology, **forewarning** refers to the process of providing individuals with advance notice about an impending event, stimulus, or persuasive message, thereby allowing them to prepare cognitively or emotionally. This phenomenon is particularly relevant in the study of attitude change, resistance to persuasion, and cognitive dissonance, as it influences how people process and respond to subsequent information. Forewarning can occur in various forms, ranging from explicit warnings to subtle contextual cues, and its effects depend on factors such as timing, content, and the recipient's prior beliefs.

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Forewarning effects when people who learn that a person is going to attempt to persuade them are better able to resist attitude change, provided that they are allowed to generate counterarguments before persuasion begins.

Forgetting refer to the processes that prevent information from being retrieved from a memory store; failure to retrieve information that one had retrieved on a previous attempt.

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Forgiveness means ceasing/stopping to feel angry toward or seek retribution against someone who has wronged you

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Forgotten grievers is a a term which is sometimes applied to grandparents who experience a double loss over the death of a grandchild and over the losses experienced by that child's parent/parents, their own son or daughter.

Form fetish refers to a fetish whose object is a particular shape, like high-heeled shoes.

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Form perception refers to the process by which the brain differentiates objects from their backgrounds.