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F - Terms Beginning with "F"

Term Definition Related Terms
Face Goffman's notion of the self we want to present in interaction Identity, self-presentation
Face work ongoing, yet often implicit process of trying to present our "face" in interactions Impression management, identity negotiation
Facilitate emotional reappraisal a process of elicitive questions and conversation that enable people to change the way they experience a situation and, by doing so, change how they feel about it Emotional coping
Facilitator A third party who focuses on re-establishing communication between disputing parties but who does not become involved in substantive issues conciliator
Forgiveness no longer being upset with someone because of what he or she did
Frame of reference our view of the world and the assumptions we make about reality as shaped by our prior experiences Point of view, perspective
Functional conflict a conflict where both parties are pleased with the process and outcome of the conflict management Healthy conflict, constructive conflict
Fundamental attribution error A perceptual bias where we tend to blame the person rather than the situation for an event