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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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ROTE LEARNING

Form of trying to learn wherein obtaining knowledge takes place by means of memory drills and repetition, in some cases

ROTE REHEARSAL

Saying material repeatedly to oneself as a method of committing it to mind, especially with regard to a telephone number,

ROTTER INTERNAL-EXTERNAL LOCUS OF CONTROL SCALE (RIELC)

Spectrum employed to supply more knowledge about a client

ROUND-TABLE TECHNIQUE

Group-psychotherapy strategy employed in a medical center environment. Three adjoining areas are needed. In the first, the counselor and others

ROUTE LEARNING

Finding out how to negotiate a course in a spatial environment by means of obtaining precise instructions, distances, and landmarks.

-RRHAGIA

Suffix meaning excessive discharge or flow.

-RRHEA SUFFIX

Suffix meaning a normal amount of discharge or flow.

R-STRATEGY

Reproductive technique that entails an elevated tempo of reproduction with minimal parental expenditure. It means increasing the pace of reproduction

R-TECHNIQUE FACTOR ANALYSIS

Component evaluation of an association matrix wherein changeable quantities are interconnected; or rather, associations between the factors themselves are analyzed.

RUBIN'S FIGURE

An equivocal shape which may be identified both as being a single goblet or as two faces in profile. Also

RUBINSTEIN-TAYBI SYNDROME (RSTS RTS)

Disease identified by small stature, medium to serious mental retardation, distinct facial characteristics, and wide thumbs and first toes. Additional

RULE MODELING

Copying method wherein individuals learn how to manage their conduct by using the same guidelines which have been used by

RULE OF ABSTINENCE

During psychoanalysis, the guideline that the individual ought to refrain from any gratifications which may divert him or her from

RULE-ASSESSMENT APPROACH

Concept which describes intellectual growth with respect to the regulations and progressively more potent tactics children employ to resolve difficulties.

RULE-BASED SYSTEM

Computer software wherein human practical knowledge is accumulated and employed as a series of "if-then" associations. See also: expert system;

RULES OF THE GAME

Within developmental psychology, regulations, legal guidelines, or interpersonal standards toward which a child's ways of thinking adjusts when they age.

RUMINATION

Obsessive thoughts concerning extreme, recurring ideas or concepts that interrupt other types of cognitive actions; a typical element of obsessive-compulsive

RUMOR

News or item of knowledge of unidentified trustworthiness which is transferred from one person to another. See also: gossip.

RUMOR-INTENSITY FORMULA

Method that tries to clarify the reasons why certain gossip continues to persist or escalate while other ones dwindle and

S AND M

Abbreviation denoting sadism and masochism. See also: sadomasochism.