Glossary F

Functional architecture (of the brain) it is how the brain is organized to serve the functions it performs.

Functional conflict refers to conflict that results in increased performance or better interpersonal relations.

Deutsch: Funktionale Distanz / Español: Distancia Funcional / Português: Distância Funcional / Français: Distance Fonctionnelle / Italiano: Distanza Funzionale /

Functional distance refers to the closeness between two (2) places in terms of the opportunities for interaction, compared to physical distance.

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Functional fixedness is a hindrance in problem solving in which a person thinks of an object as having very specific functions, and is unable to see the potential uses of various objects in novel situations.

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Functional invariants is a term used in Piaget's theory that refers to the processes of organization and adaptation that characterize all biological systems and operate throughout the life span.

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Functional Job Analysis is defined as a job analysis method developed by Fine that rates the extent to which a job incumbent is involved with functions in the categories of data, people, and things.

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Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging refers to a variant of the traditional MRI, which makes it possible to construct a picture of activity in the brain.

- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) : Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) refers to a variant of the traditional MRI, which makes it possible to construct a picture of activity in the brain. It is a neuroimaging technique that uses magnetic fields to construct a detailed representation in three dimensions of levels of activity in various parts of the brain at a given moment