REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
Branch of applied medicine which researches the body's natural ability to self-heal, as well as the means by which self-healing…
REGRESSIVE RECONSTRUCTIVE APPROACH
Psychotherapeutic method where the subject is pushed to relive traumatic events (and to re-experience the emotional intensity of those events)…
REIFICATION
To regard an abstraction as something concrete or material; a conversion of abstract concepts into a material or concrete existence.…
REITAN-KLOVE SENSORY PERCEPTUAL EXAMINATION
A component of the Halsted-Reitan Neuropshychological Battery, measures visual, tactile, and auditory sensory function bilaterally on the subject's body. Also…
RELATIONAL RESEARCH
Ascertaining the potency of a relationship in relation to two or more variables.
RELAXATION TECHNIQUE
Therapeutic approach which aims to reduce stress or encourage relaxation.
REMEDIAL READING
Educational process which helps a student transition from reading skills that are far below average to a more acceptable level…
REMOTE MASKING
Concealment of an auditory signal by means which are a much higher frequency than the signal itself. See also: auditory…
REPARAMETERIZATION
Redefining necessary or complete parameters within a model to reduce technical problems in the outcome of a general linear model.
REPLICATION PLANE
In attempting to replicate a study, a plane developed by crossing the study with its effect size.
REPRESSION PROPER
Called afterexpulsion by Sigmund Freud, a type of repression in which experiences or wishes that have been in the conscious…
RESOURCE AWARENESS
Comprehension by a professional (therapist, counselor, etc.) of the services available to assist a patient within the community.
RESPONSE AMPLITUDE
A measure of the degree of a response, particularly within a conditioning framework.
RESPONSE SET
Inclination to provide answers to queries in a methodical way, regardless of the content of the question. See also: response…
RESTITUTION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTION
Achieving normal psychological or cognitive functioning following decline due to a brain injury. See also: recovery of function.
RETENTION CURVE
Chart which represents an individual's recollection of information during a period of time. Also known as: memory curve. See also:…
RETINAL IMAGE
Variable resolution image which takes shape on the retina as the eye focuses on an object.