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…
RECOGNITION BY COMPONENTS THEORY (RBC THEORY)
Proposed by U.S. psychologist Irving Biederman, a theory that states perception of objects can be accomplished by breaking them down…
REFLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS
Referring to its own actions, an aspect of consciousness. Also known as: self-consciousness; self-reflection.
RELATIONSHIP
Particular type of connection between two or more entities or phenomena. A binding, usually continuous association between individuals wherein one…
REMOTE CAUSE
Origin of a problem which is separate from its effect, either due to space or time, but is still considered…
RESIDUAL ATTENTION-DEFICIT DISORDER
A condition listed in DSM-III; child having been diagnosed with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is diagnosed at a later date as…
RESTATEMENT
In a therapy situation, a therapist or counselor will repeat or rephrase a subject's own words to make certain that…
REVERBERATORY CIRCUIT
Neural circuits which as essentially always active, allowing impulses to repeatedly circulate after having been triggered by an initial stimulus…
ROD-AND-FRAME TEST (RFT)
An assessment employed to research the function of optical and gravitational signals in estimating the visual vertical. This is the…
ROTE REHEARSAL
Saying material repeatedly to oneself as a method of committing it to mind, especially with regard to a telephone number,…
SCAFFOLDING
Epistemological method of embodied cognition , wherein the environment that an agent functions within is observed as a sine qua…