RELATIVE SENSITIVITY
Ability to determine differences in stimulus intensity or quality where one stimulus is measured relative to another. Reduction of sensitivity…
RELIABILITY
Extent to which a test measurement or device produces like results consistently, regardless of observers, investigators, or time at which…
REMOTE ASSOCIATION
Correlation among items in a list or series, along with another item which is not adjacent to the list.
RENUNCIATION
An act or instance of renouncing something or rejecting it as invalid, particularly if that thing has been enjoyed or…
REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLING
Selection of a sample which correctly represents a total population. See also: random sampling.
REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS
Passing genes to a new generation so that the new generation may also produce offspring to pass those genes on;…
RESIDENTIAL CARE
Facility which provides long-term care of elderly, chronically ill, or disabled patients. Housing and food are provided; appropriate medical care…
RESISTANCE TO INTERFERENCE
Capability to disregard information which is not relevant in order to achieve task completion.
RESPONDENT BEHAVIOR
Eliciting a behavior through a particular stimulus which is consistent and predictable whenever the stimulus is presented. Also known as:…
RESPONSE PROPOSITION
The breadth of an imagined response, given an imagined situation. See also: stimulus proposition.
REST-CURE TECHNIQUE
Therapeutic method arising in the 19th century which sought to help those with nervous disorders stemming from the faster pace…
RETARDATION
Limitation of cognitive awareness and function, emotional development, academic progress, or physical development. A lapse in the onset of a…
RETINAL DISPARITY
Small deviation betwixt right and left retinal image processing. What is retinal disparity in psychology? Retinal disparity is a psychological…
RETRIEVAL BLOCK
Lack of capacity to recover a particular piece of information for a short time, along with the sensation of an…
RETROSPECTIVE FALSIFICATION
Deliberately or unconsciously making changes to a story each time it is repeated to exaggerate good points or increase interest…
REVERSE TOLERANCE
Generally in psychoactive drugs (especially central nervous system stimulants), the tendency of increased sensitivity in the body wherein repeated doses…
REY AUDITORY VERBAL LEARNING TEST (RAVLT)
Evaluative instrument for verbal learning and memory, along with inhibition, retroactive inhibition, encoding versus retrieval, organization, and retention.
RHYMING DELIRIUM
Uncontrollable verbal responses in rhyme, sometimes observed during a manic episode.