RESPONSE SUPPRESSION
Lessening in the probability of a response owing to an experimental process.
RETROGRADE AMNESIA
Loss of ability to recall events which happened just prior to the onset of amnesia. See also: temporal gradient. Compare…
ROBUSTNESS
Potential of a hypothesis-testing or approximation technique to generate legitimate measurements, despite transgressions against the presuppositions upon which the strategy…
ROTE RECALL
Exact recall of information which has been saved entirely; for example, an address, color pattern, or musical piece. See also:…
SAVINGS SCORE
Amount by which time or effort is reduced in reacquiring knowledge after it has been forgotten. See also: relearning method.
SCREE PLOT
Plot, in descending order of magnitude, of the eigenvalues of a correlation matrix. In the context of factor analysis or…
SECULAR TREND
Long-term upward or downward trend in numbers, as opposed to a smaller cyclical variation with a periodic and short-term duration.
SELECTIVE REARING
Experiential paradigm wherein an organism is brought up from arrival or from the time that the eyes open under circumstances…
PREVOCATIONAL TRAINING
Designed as a prepatory training, prevocational training does not concentrate on job-specific skills, but rather attempts to enhance a subject's…
PRIMARY TASK
Ergonomically speaking, when one has a multi-task assignment, the primary task is the one that takes priority. That is, it…
PROBE TECHNIQUE
A probe technique uses a memory test to ascertain whether a particular item was included in a list of items…
PROGRAM INTEGRITY
Program integrity defines the extent to which it (the program) has actually been delivered.
PROTOCOL ANALYSIS
A method that calls for subjects to think out loud during the performance of a task. Written transcripts are then…
PSYCHIC ENERGY
Theoretically, the dynamic force behind all mental functioning. This Freudian theory states that the basic sources of said energy are…
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
Symptoms of anxiety and depression in persons who do not fit an established criteria of psychological disorder. Psychological distress is…
PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT
The utilization of data from EEG, EKG, EMG and EOG measurements for the inference of psychological processes and emotions.
PURKINJE SHIFT
The phenomenon of the apparent shifting of the perceived colors of an object as the intensity of light shining on…
RANDOM-INTERVAL SCHEDULE (RI SCHEDULE)
A schedule dealing with reinforcement in which the duration of the interval varies randomly from reinforcement to reinforcement.
REALITY PRINCIPLE
The reality principle is a theory in psychoanalysis that defines it as representing the demands of the external world and…