RAPE
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...
REFERENTIAL SIGNAL
Indications provided by an animal which appear to supply information regarding certain environmental events and objects.
REFLEX INTEGRATION
Combination of two or more reflexes into an integrated, more complex whole.
REFUTATION
Logical or philosophical method of proving that a specific theory or statement is invalid.
REGRESSIVE ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY
No longer practiced, an electroconvulsive therapy which was performed multiple times per day on schizophrenic subjects after other treatments were deemed to have failed...
REICHIAN ANALYSIS
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,...
REITAN INDIANA APHASIA SCREENING TEST
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.
RELATIONAL PRIMACY HYPOTHESIS
Hypothesis stating that analytical thinking is attainable during early infancy and that even young infants can comprehend or solve problems in events by comparing...
RELAXATION
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 COMPOSITES
Reliability of the various components of a test or measurement device. See also: composite reliability.