WEAR-AND-TEAR THEORY OF AGING
a theory of biological aging proposing that aging stems from a build-up of trauma to cells, tissues, and organs inside…
WORD APPROXIMATION
a speech disruption wherein traditional words are utilized in untraditional or improper manners as in metonymy, or new but comprehensible…
PRIMAL-HORDE THEORY
In his work entitled Totem and Taboo, published in 1913 Sigmund Freud theorized the concept of the original tribe or…
PROCEDURAL MEMORY
Procedural memory is defined as long-term memory of the skills required. Often procedural memory is easier shown than explained. For…
PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUE
Also known as the projective method, projective technique is any personality assessment process that uses a fixed series of random…
PROXY VARIABLE
A proxy variable can serve in the place of another if they have been shown to have substantially the same…
PSYCHOANALYST
A specially trained therapist who utilizes Freudian theories and practices to treat mental disorders. In the U.S., psychoanalytically training begins…
PSYCHOLOGICAL SKILLS TRAINING (PST)
Psychological Skills Training of PST is a program of practicing of psychological skills as they relate to athletics and performance.…
PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT 1
Erik Erikson was the first to formulate the theory that personality development is a process influenced by many factors throughout…
QUARTILE DEVIATION
A measure of dispersion. The deviation is described as half the distance between the first and third quartiles.
RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE
The language received and processed by a person as opposed to her expressive language or the language she originates.
RECURRENT COLLATERAL INHIBITION
A system of negative feedback which allows Renshaw cells to inhibit a neuron by communicating through a branched axon loop…
REFRACTORY PERIOD
A duration during which nerves or muscles are unable to react to stimuli, especially following prior stimulation. An absolute refractory…
RELEASE FROM PROACTIVE INTERFERENCE
Reclamation of the ability to easily recall items in one category after changing categories of information to be recalled.
REPETITION PRIMING
Initial presentation of a stimulus changes the way in which a subject will react to that stimulus at a later…
RESPONDENT BEHAVIOR
Eliciting a behavior through a particular stimulus which is consistent and predictable whenever the stimulus is presented. Also known as:…