RECIPROCAL ROLES
Behavior patterns shown by those in a particular position in a group in response to others' patterns of behavior in…
RELIABILITY OF COMPOSITES
Reliability of the various components of a test or measurement device. See also: composite reliability.
RESISTANCE
Act or instance of resisting; having the ability to resist. In psychology, the process by which the ego refuses to…
ROLE AMBIGUITY
Type of role strain which occurs when shared specifications set for an expected role are incomplete to tell the involved…
SALIENCE HYPOTHESIS
The standard principle of perceptual experience dependent upon which particularly salient stimuli (items, individuals, meanings, and so forth) should be…
SECOND-DEGREE RELATIVE
Individual who is related to you by another individual, without whom you would have no relation to the other. Examples…
PRIVATE EVENT
A private event is experienced only by one person. It is described as private activity, thought or experience. It can…
PRONOUN REVERSAL
Observed in children with autistic disorder, this speech phenomenon causes children to refer to themselves in the second or third…
PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
Psychotherapy strong on psychoanalytical tradition; viewing individuals as reacting to unconscious forces. Common traits of the psychodynamic approach are an…
PSYCHOTHERAPY
Psychotherapy is a service provided by a trained psychotherapist in an effort to recognize and treat mental, emotional and behavioral…
RATIONAL LEARNING
Learning through clear understanding of the material and understanding the relationship between the components of the material
RECONSTRUCTION
During psychoanalysis, the review and examination of past events which have resulted in current emotional problems. Also, the analytical rebuilding…
RESISTANCE TO EXTINCTION
The perseverance of any conditioned response in the face of extinction.
ROLE CONFUSION
Doubt regarding a particular social or group task. Gender role behavior patterns typically correlated with the opposite gender. See also:…
SECURE ATTACHMENT
Beneficial parent-child relationship, wherein the child exhibits assurance any time the mother or father is available, demonstrates minor stress whenever…
PROPOSITION
In the field of philosophy, a proposition is anything that is either asserted or denied and is capable of being…