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REFRAMING

Developing a new conceptual or emotional outlook relating to situations experienced, and putting it into another frame which follows the

REPEATED MEASURES DESIGN

Framework for research wherein specific individuals are evaluated on specific dependent variables over time, during repeated episodes.

RESTRAINT

Capacity to impede harmful or objectionable behaviors. Applying discipline measures to arrest violence in patients seeking to harm themselves or

SADNESS

Emotional condition of being affected with or marked by unhappiness, as that caused by affliction. May present in a range

SECONDARY MOTIVATION

Catalyst constituted by personal or social enticements instead of dominant physiological requirements.

PRIMARY REINFORCEMENT

Also referred to as unconditioned reinforcement, primary reinforcement is the process by which presentation of a stimulus following a response

PROPENSITY

A tendency toward a particular behavior or action.

PSYCHOGENIC VERTIGO

A perceived imbalance in standing or sitting. The feeling is illusory and cannot be explained by any neurological or medical

PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

The utilization of data from EEG, EKG, EMG and EOG measurements for the inference of psychological processes and emotions.

QUESTIONNAIRE

A list of questions soliciting information on a topic.

REACTIVITY

The mere fact that an object is observed can change the condition of the object

REGRESSION ANALYSIS

A technique for correlating the computation of the most likely value of one variable from the known value of another.

REPLICATION

One of the main tenets of the scientific method; repeating an experiment to ensure that the results can be attained

RESTRICTED AFFECT

Subdued spectrum or force of emotional expression. See also: flat affect.

SAFETY NEEDS

Second tier in Maslow's hierarchy of needs, following physiological requirements for human survival. These needs include personal security (absence of

SELECTION

Play of forces that determines the relative reproductive performance of the various genotypes in a population, especially in regard to

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS

Statistically, a technique that completely reproduces an interrelationship amongst many correlated variables with a smaller number of "principle components" that

PROPOSITION

In the field of philosophy, a proposition is anything that is either asserted or denied and is capable of being

PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

Interpretation and integration of gathered data to come to a conclusion regarding the psychological and physiological state of a particular

PSYCHOSCIENCE

A science dealing with mind, function and behavior. Also a science dealing with mental diseases and disorders and their treatment.