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.…
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-INTENSITY FORMULA
Method that tries to clarify the reasons why certain gossip continues to persist or escalate while other ones dwindle and…