Neurology

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PRETRIAL PUBLICITY

Newspaper, television, radio and internet coverage that may or may not lead prospective jurors to form an opinion on guilt

PRIMARY PREVENTION

A regimen of programs and research with the main goal of promoting physical, behavioral and mental health in the nonclinical

PROBABILITY

The likelihood of an event occurring.

PROFESSIONAL MANAGER

A professional manager occupies a managerial position with an organization and is set apart from other managers by being given

PROTECTIVE REFLEX

Also called protective response, protective reflex describes the reflexive withdrawal of the body or parts of the body from either

PSYCHIC APPARATUS

Sigmund Freud divided this psychoanalytical theory into unconscious, preconscious and conscious areas and later revised the terminology to include id,

PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

Interpretation and integration of gathered data to come to a conclusion regarding the psychological and physiological state of a particular

PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

The scientific study of mental disorder(s). The field covers the theory, research, diagnosis and treatment of psychological diseases. It is

PUPIL

In biology, the aperture that allows light to enter the eye. The size of the opening is controlled by muscles

RADICAL BEHAVIORISM

Radical behaviorism is the school of thought that behavior, rather than consciousness should be the primary topic for study when

REACH ENVELOPE

The area that an operator of a machine or tool can reach while sitting or standing during the task. It

REALISTIC THINKING

Realistic thinking is encapsulated thinking processes grounded in an honest appraisal of all relevant data and conditions in different situations.

RECODING

The translation of material in memory from one form into another. An example could be taking a string of seemingly

REFERENTIAL SIGNAL

Indications provided by an animal which appear to supply information regarding certain environmental events and objects.

RELATEDNESS

Reciprocity of factors like trust and empathy between two or more individuals in a relationship.

REMISSION

Abatement of significant subsiding of disease symptoms. Time period during which symptoms of a disease subside or abate. See also:

RESEARCH QUESTION

Methodological point of departure for scholarly research in either the natural sciences or the humanities.

RESPONSE STYLE

A set of responses generally emanating from dispositional factors instead of situational ones.

RETROACTIVE INTERFERENCE

When learning fresh content, the interference which inhibits the capacity to recall content or actions formerly studied, particularly in the

RISKY SHIFT

Predilection for decisions made in a group setting to be less conservative, more experimental, and more dangerous than would be