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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon (1561-1626) was a famous person who urged an inductive, practical science that was free from the misconceptions of the past and from any theoretical influences.

Francis Cecil Sumner

Francis Cecil Sumner was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in psychology. He was was born in Arkansas in 1895.

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Francis Galton (1822-1911)

- Francis Galton (1822-1911) : Francis Galton one of the great scientist who was keenly interested in the measurement of individual differences, as influenced by his cousin, Charles Darwin. Galton was convinced that intellectual ability is inherited, and therefore recommended Eugenics, or the selective breeding of humans. He was the first to attempt to systematically measure intelligence, to use a questionnaire to gather data, to use a word-association test, to study mental imagery, to define and use the concepts of correlation and median, and to systematically study twins.

Franciscus Cornelius Donders (1818-1889)

- Franciscus Cornelius Donders (1818-1889) : Franciscus Cornelius Donders used reaction time to measure the time it took to perform various mental acts.

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François Magendie (1783 - 1855)

- François Magendie (1783 - 1855) : François Magendie discovered, in modern times, the distinction between sensory and motor nerves.

Frangible

Frangible means capable of being broken; breakable; fragile.

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Frankpledge

Frankpledge is defined as an ancient system whereby members of a tithing, an association of ten (10) families, were bound together by a mutual pledge to keep the peace. Every male over age 12 was part of the system.

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Franz Alexander

Franz Alexander established the first formal gathering of individuals interested in studying the influences of the mind on health together with Helen Flanders Dunbar.

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