RINGELMANN EFFECT
Referring to a combination of social loafing and coordination loss within a group, where coordination loss refers to a lack…
RISKY SHIFT
Predilection for decisions made in a group setting to be less conservative, more experimental, and more dangerous than would be…
ROBUST ESTIMATOR, RESOCIALIZATION
Method of making it possible for people with cognitive dysfunctions to recommence suitable interpersonal routines and behavioral patterns, and commonly,…
ROLE CONFLICT
Anxiety or worry due to erratic or discordant goals related to the function of the individual in social or group…
ROLE-PLAYING RESEARCH
Study wherein a party takes on a role and strives to act as though the role actually belongs to them.…
ROUND-TABLE TECHNIQUE
Group-psychotherapy strategy employed in a medical center environment. Three adjoining areas are needed. In the first, the counselor and others…
RULE-ASSESSMENT APPROACH
Concept which describes intellectual growth with respect to the regulations and progressively more potent tactics children employ to resolve difficulties.…
RADIAL MAZE
Used extensively to study spatial memory, a radial maze consists of arms radiating out from a central point. An animal…
RADIOIMMUNOASSAY (RIA)
A technique to determine the concentration of a substance in a blood or tissue sample. A mixture of the substance…
RANDOM OBSERVATION
An observation lacking planned execution. An observation without control or deliberation and not part of a schedule.
RAPID EYE MOVEMENT (REM)
Frequently observed during dreaming sleep. Rapid eye movement is coordinated movement of the eyes behind the eyelids.
RATIONALISM N 1
A philosophy that holds the following to be true: 1. It is possible to gain knowledge of reality by reason…
REACTANCE THEORY
The theory describing a motivational state consisting of distress, anxiety and desire to restore freedoms taken away when an individual…
REACTIVE SCHIZOPHRENIA
A sudden onset of schizophrenic behavior in response to environmental factors. The prognosis for eventual recovery is generally more optimistic…
READING SPAN
The amount of text (written or typed) that a subject can absorb during a single movement of the eyes over…
REALITY ORIENTATION
A treatment strategy in which the therapist reduces his client's confusion regarding time, place or their personhood. The therapist constantly…