REDUNDANCY
Superfluity; state of being redundant. Excessive repetition in expression. Having additional, unnecessary structures. Containing duplicate systems or equipment as backup…
REGULATORY DRIVE
Any impulse which serves to perpetuate physiological homeostasis, making it indispensable for the continued survival of an organism. Compare to:…
REMEDIAL READING
Educational process which helps a student transition from reading skills that are far below average to a more acceptable level…
REPRESSION PROPER
Called afterexpulsion by Sigmund Freud, a type of repression in which experiences or wishes that have been in the conscious…
RESPONSE HIERARCHY
Arrangement of responses in the order in which they are anticipated to be elicited by a particular stimulus, or deemed…
ROOTING REFLEX
Reflex of a newborn whereby a stimulus (a light touch with a nipple or finger) in the area of the…
SAMPLING VARIABILITY
Degree to which the importance of a statistic varies across a variety of samples from the median importance for any…
SCIENTIST-PRACTITIONER MODEL
Principle for the graduate instruction of doctoral clinical (or various other applied) psychology professionals in the US, which is designed…
SECONDARY REWARD
Positive reinforcement associated with fulfillment of a biological need. Signals which correlate with a primary reward.
SELECTIVE INATTENTION
Act of ignoring or otherwise screening out of stimuli that are threatening, anxiety-producing, or felt to be unimportant. Conscious or…
PRIMARY MEMORY (PM)
A former description of what is now referred to as short-term memory, Primary Memory refers to memory that retains data…
PROATTITUDINAL BEHAVIOR
Proattitudinal behavior is behavior that reflects and is in agreement with a held attitude. For example, if one dislikes a…
PRODUCTIVE THINKING
A theory, first formulated by Erich Fromm, which describes thinking in which a given question is regarded carefully utilizing objectivity…
PROSPECTIVE MEMORY
The memory that describes awareness and memory to do some act in the future, such as get gas before the…
PSYCHOMETRIC THEORIES OF INTELLIGENCE
Theories of intelligence arrived at after examination and absorption of test results. These tests vary but could include verbal analogies…
PUBLIC TERRITORY
A social psychology term for a public space temporarily in use by an individual or group. For instance, the area…