REFLEX ARC
Neural circuit activated in a reflex response. See also: disynaptic arc, monosynaptic arc, polysynaptic arc.
REFRACTORY PERIOD
A duration during which nerves or muscles are unable to react to stimuli, especially following prior stimulation. An absolute refractory…
REGRESSION LINE
Curve fitted into a set of paired data in regression analysis; in linear regression, the curve becomes a straight line.
REHABILITATION PROGRAM
Generally designed to meet the specific needs of the subject, a cohesive system of rehabilitation services intended to support the…
REINFORCER
When occurring in a dependent relationship, contingency, or response, a stimulus or condition which effectively brings about reinforcement to a…
RELATIONAL FRAME
Framework which allows description of a relationship between two entities according to prior experience.
RELATIVE RISK
Comparison of the ratio of occurrence of a specific disorder or condition between a group having specific risk factors as…
RELEVANT-IRRELEVANT TEST
Query style in polygraph testing which results in physiological responses to questions relevant to a crime, which are then compared…
RENSHAW CELL
Inhibitory interneurons present in the gray matter of the spinal cord; component of a negative feedback system which curtails fast,…
REPETITION PRIMING
Initial presentation of a stimulus changes the way in which a subject will react to that stimulus at a later…
REPRESENTATIVE FACTORS
In studies of higher primates, mental functions which hypothetically exist which allow the animal to respond to a stimulus even…
REPRODUCTIVE MEMORY
A type of memory which may fall victim to errors in either reconstructive memory or constructive memory, frequently when recalled…
RESIDENCE RATE
Measure of institutional occupancy by type within a specified population on a specific date.
RESISTANCE TO EXTINCTION
The perseverance of any conditioned response in the face of extinction.
RESPONDENT
Any organism which provides a response to stimulus. Interviewee or subject answering a questionnaire. Any reflex attained through Pavlovian conditioning.
RESPONSE PREVENTION
Behavioral therapeutic method employed to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder wherein the sufferer is exposed to cues which elicit compulsive or obsessive…
RESTATEMENT
In a therapy situation, a therapist or counselor will repeat or rephrase a subject's own words to make certain that…
RESURGENCE
A renewal of a response which has been reinforced and then stifled in an interval of extinction for another, secondarily…