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A sexual deviation in which sexual relations are forced upon another person.Forceable rape is distinguished from statutory rape, which consists of sexual relations outside...

Indications provided by an animal which appear to supply information regarding certain environmental events and objects.

Combination of two or more reflexes into an integrated, more complex whole.

Logical or philosophical method of proving that a specific theory or statement is invalid.

No longer practiced, an electroconvulsive therapy which was performed multiple times per day on schizophrenic subjects after other treatments were deemed to have failed...

System of thought championed by Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957) in which orgastic potency was the main benchmark of mental health; very controversial and since discredited,...

A component of the Halsted-Reitan Neuropshychological Battery, a 32-item exam which evaluates language usage, constructional praxis, calculation, and the right-left orientation of the brain.

Hypothesis stating that analytical thinking is attainable during early infancy and that even young infants can comprehend or solve problems in events by comparing...

State of being relaxed. Refreshment of mind and body. Reduction in intensity of tension or vigor. Musculature returning to an inactive state after contraction.

Reliability of the various components of a test or measurement device. See also: composite reliability.