RECEPTOR SITE
A region in the specialized membrane on the surface of the cell containin receptor molecules.
RECIPROCITY LAW
A principle that states: The magnitude of a sensation is the product of time of exposure multiplied by intensity.
RECONSTRUCTIVE MEMORY
Achieving remembrance by analytically reconstructing past events which are incomplete within the subject's memory. Derives from common knowledge and schemas,…
REFERENCE DATABASE
Allows development of all-inclusive reviews of literature for a specific field of study with a large resource of bibliographic data.
REFLECTIVE
Descriptive of an individual given to making decisions only after meditation or contemplation. Typified by quiet thought or contemplation. A…
REFRACTION
Light or sound wavelengths passing from one medium to another are bent, affecting the way they are perceived.
REGRESSION DIAGNOSTICS
Set of procedures used to assess the validity of a regression analysis model.
RELAPSE-PREVENTION MODEL
Cognitive-behavioral model used to predict the relapse rate when a behavior trends toward the unhealthy during a duration of behavior…
RELATIVE DEPRIVATION
A feeling of deprivation occurring when one compares themselves to another, regardless of objective reality. Se also: social comparison theory.
RELEASE THERAPY
Pediatric psychotherapy employed in the treatment of children suffering stress and anxiety from a specific event. Therapy used to alleviate…
RELIGIOUSNESS
Having or showing belief in and veneration for a deity, especially as practiced in religion.
REMINISCENCE THEORY OF KNOWLEDGE
A theory propounded by Greek philosopher Plato (circa 429-347 BCE) which states that all knowledge must originate in a hypothetical…
REPERTORY GRID
Interview technique using factor analysis for determination of ideographic measures of personality. Inferences about personality can be made, but it…
REPRESENTATIONAL STAGE
According to Jean Piaget, the duration of mental development which starts with the preoperational stage and concludes with the concrete…
REPRODUCTIVE FAILURE
Incomplete sexual or asexual reproduction; a failure to produce viable offspring.