RATIONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
A therapeutic approach developed primarily by Albert Ellis, based on the view that emotional difficulties are due to faulty, illogical…
RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE
A radioactive isotope is an isotope of an element radiating during its decay to a stable form. All isotopes have…
RANDOM MATING
At first, the idea that animals mated without specific mate selection held sway. However, it is now believed that random…
RANDOMIZED-GROUP DESIGN
A design used in experimentation in which the subjects are randomly assigned to either a control group or experimental group…
RAPHE NUCLEUS
Saprogenic neurons located in the brainstem the project to the spinal cord, thalamus, basal ganglia and cerebral cortex.
RATIONAL THINKING
Thinking based on logical rules. A theory embraced by U.S. psychologist Jonathon Baron.
REACTIVE INHIBITION
In the deductive theory of learning, a tendency for response magnitude to a stimulus decreasing with increasing exposure or fatigue
READING QUOTIENT
Reading quotient can be determined by dividing a child's reading-age test scores by their chronological age.
REASONING TEST
A test to evaluate either inductive, deductive or a combination of both in thinking. One example would be the use…
RECEIVING HOSPITAL
The facility specially equipped and staffed to accept new patients requiring initial diagnosis or treatment.
RECIDIVISM RATE
The rate at which criminal or delinquent behavior is repeated. The rate is sometimes used to judge the effectiveness of…
RECOGNITION BY COMPONENTS THEORY (RBC THEORY)
Proposed by U.S. psychologist Irving Biederman, a theory that states perception of objects can be accomplished by breaking them down…
REDUCTIONISM
A means of identifying a particular phenomenon by declaring that, once adequately comprehended, it can be demonstrated to be a…