RESURGENCE
A renewal of a response which has been reinforced and then stifled in an interval of extinction for another, secondarily…
REVERSE TOLERANCE
Generally in psychoactive drugs (especially central nervous system stimulants), the tendency of increased sensitivity in the body wherein repeated doses…
ROLE AMBIGUITY
Type of role strain which occurs when shared specifications set for an expected role are incomplete to tell the involved…
RULE LEARNING
Pertaining to psychology studies, the method wherein an individual steadily gains understanding of a set but unstated criterion that defines,…
SECONDARY CONTROL
Behavior pattern which does not directly control the environment, but is intended to alter oneself to be more compatible with…
SELECTION RATIO
Percentage of those qualified to be chosen for an objective that are actually chosen. In staff decisions, it is the…
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…