RETICULAR FORMATION
Comprehensive network of connections containing nerve cell bodies and fibers in the brain stem. Originating in the medulla oblogata and…
RIBOT'S LAW 1
Theory which states that the newest memories are the most susceptible to interruption from brain damage.
ROLE REVERSAL
Strategy intended for treatment and instructive reasons wherein someone swaps roles with somebody else, so as to encounter different thinking…
SALIENCE HYPOTHESIS
The standard principle of perceptual experience dependent upon which particularly salient stimuli (items, individuals, meanings, and so forth) should be…
SCIENTIFIC PSYCHOLOGY
Psychological information, methods, and approaches which have been produced and authenticated using the scientific method, and rely on objective assessment…
SECONDARY MEMORY (SM)
Memory that maintains numerous things fairly perpetually, as opposed to primary memory. Originally denoting dual-storage memory models prior to its…
SELECTIVE AGENT
Aspect of the surroundings which applies selection pressures, leading to natural selection.
PRIMARY DATA
The data first obtained through observation or experiment prior to analysis and statistical work up.
PRIVATE EVENT
A private event is experienced only by one person. It is described as private activity, thought or experience. It can…
PROCESS LOSS
When groups are involved, process loss refers to the inadequate execution of actions that will lead to optimum performance. These…
PROPRIOCEPTION
Also called proprioceptive sense, proprioception is the sense of body movement and position. This sense come from stimulation of proproceptors…
PSEUDOPARKINSONISM
A range of symptoms mimicking Parkinson's disease but without supporting evidence of the condition using standard diagnostics.
PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
Psychotherapy strong on psychoanalytical tradition; viewing individuals as reacting to unconscious forces. Common traits of the psychodynamic approach are an…
PSYCHOLOGIST
A professionally trained doctor in psychology. Successfully trained psychologists have a doctorate in philosophy (PhD), psychology (PsyD) or education (EdD).…
REAFFERENCE PRINCIPLE
Conceptually, the explanation of the regulation and interaction of internal signals and sensory signals to direct and coordinate body movements.…
RECIPROCAL ALTRUISM
A type of helping behavior that is perpetuated when one individual helps another at some future time the second individual…