PFC
1
9.9
- noun
- Specialized
- What is clear in this study is that making an initial response changed how high and low PFC individuals responded to the influence.
- low PFC
- high PFC
- PFC individuals
Examples
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What is clear is that low PFC individuals tend to respond differently than high and medium PFC individuals.
Academic text (2003) -
When you meditate, you can enhance your PFC by calming your mind and increasing your focus.
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High PFC people may have a greater desire than low PFC people to search for and be consistent with the truth about reality.
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Previous researchers have differentiated between high and low PFC individuals in several ways.
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Consequently, there has been no uniform way of classifying people based on PFC scores.
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However, contrary to predictions, high PFC participants evidenced greater change than low PFC participants.
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No differences were reported between PFC groups in the no-initial-position condition, suggesting important limitations to these post-hoc explanations.
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The PFC is also a brain structure that receives dopaminergic innervation from the ventral tegmental area.
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The PFC helps you remember tasks that are important but not urgent, like paying bills.
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She used her PFC to reflect on her experiences before making a decision.
How Focused
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3.5
380
3.2
- Specialized
1
9.9
13
4.5
- Specialized
1
8.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
PFC here stands for peripheral field of consciousness, with peripheral meaning 'around the edge' and consciousness meaning 'awareness'. So the PFC is the part of your awareness that sits near your main focus but is not the centre of attention.