PSYCHODYNAMIC THEORY
Various theories regarding human functioning. Such theories are underpinned by the interplay of drives and internal forces of the subject.…
PSYCHOLOGY
Originally a philosophy, now recognized as study of the mind represented by various disciplines and research including experimental, biological and…
P-TECHNIQUE FACTOR ANALYSIS
An analysis of the time period (x) time period correlation. The variables are not correlated over individuals but rather over…
QUOTA SAMPLING
Also referred to as quota control, it is a method of selecting subjects for a study. The subjects are already…
RATIONAL LEARNING
Learning through clear understanding of the material and understanding the relationship between the components of the material
RECIPROCAL DETERMINISM
An assertion that a reciprocal relation exists among environment, behavior and the individual. That is to say, that instead of…
REDIRECTED BEHAVIOR
Actions taken that do not seem to be applicable in the context wherein they are undertaken. See: displacement behavior.
REGULATORY BEHAVIOR
Efforts of organisms which are aimed at achieving physiological balance by maintaining basic, primary needs.
RELIGIOUS MANIA
Often accompanied by religious hallucinations, the state of extreme hyperactivity and fretfulness experienced by religious adherents.
REPRESSION
Psychological act of excluding impulses or desires from consciousness. Exclusion of a specific event from the memory and having no…
RESPONSE COST
Conditioning process in which specific responses result in punishment, usually the loss of valued resources. See also: negative punishment.
RETINAL SIZE
Measurement of retinal images which attenuates proportionally according to the distance from the object to the eye.
RIGHT-LEFT DISORIENTATION
Linked to aphasia and other comprehension disorders, an affliction marked by a habitual tendency to incorrectly identify right from left…
ROMANTIC LOVE
Love relationship wherein intimate affection and passionate fervor are key components. While the adored party is commonly appreciated and frequently…
SCIENTIFIC REASONING
Form of reasoning which includes the formation of hypotheses and the validation through scientific method of those hypotheses.
SECONDARY PREVENTION
Level of preventive medicine that focuses on early diagnosis, use of referral services, and rapid initiation of treatment to stop…
SELECTIVE BREEDING
Process of breeding plants and animals for particular genetic traits, or in order to produce a specific type of organism…
PRIMARY DRIVE
An essential drive in living creatures created when a necessary item is missing. (e.g. water or shelter. Also the need…