REVERBERATORY CIRCUIT
Neural circuits which as essentially always active, allowing impulses to repeatedly circulate after having been triggered by an initial stimulus…
RIBOT'S LAW 1
Theory which states that the newest memories are the most susceptible to interruption from brain damage.
RIGHT-HEMISPHERE CONSCIOUSNESS
Assumption which is made regarding the right cerebral hemisphere as being conscious, as with the left hemisphere, despite the fact…
RISK FACTOR
Any behavioral, hereditary, environmental, or other consideration which increases the likelihood of developing a disease or disorder, or becoming involved…
RITUAL AHUSE
Defined as systematic sexual, physical, and psychological abuse which is carried out over a long period of time, usually against…
ROD VISION
Vision which is completely dependent on structures within the retina called rods, which function properly only in dim lighting conditions.…
ROLE EXPECTATIONS
Beliefs concerning the qualities, behaviors, and characteristics suitable to a specific role; could be conveyed to the role's holder by…
ROMBERG'S SIGN
A diagnostically important signal of specific neurological afflictions, such as locomotor ataxia, comprised of a swaying movement and disequilibrium when…
ROTATION SYSTEM
Strategy of group psychoanalysis wherein the counselor focuses on every individual in succession in the company of various other group…
R-STRATEGY
Reproductive technique that entails an elevated tempo of reproduction with minimal parental expenditure. It means increasing the pace of reproduction…
RUMINATION
Obsessive thoughts concerning extreme, recurring ideas or concepts that interrupt other types of cognitive actions; a typical element of obsessive-compulsive…
RABIES ENCEPHALITIS
Inflammation of the brain caused by rabies virus transmitted through an animal bite.
RADICAL BEHAVIORISM
Radical behaviorism is the school of thought that behavior, rather than consciousness should be the primary topic for study when…
RAMP MOVEMENT
Also referred to as smooth movement, ramp movement is slow, sustained movement generated in the basal ganglia.
RANDOM-DIGIT DIALING
Used in telephone sampling, the researcher selects the area code and then allows software to generate the last digits randomly.
RANGE OF MINUS JUDGMENTS
Arrived at by subtracting the lowest judgment from the highest, this range measures perceptual judgments in a psychological experiment.
RASCH MODEL
Proposed by Danish statistician Georg Rasch, the simples mode for the item response theory consisting of only a single parameter:…
RATIO STRAIN
Ratio strain occurs on a subject when long intervals of time are scheduled between reinforcements.