RECEIVING HOSPITAL
The facility specially equipped and staffed to accept new patients requiring initial diagnosis or treatment.
RECIDIVISM RATE
The rate at which criminal or delinquent behavior is repeated. The rate is sometimes used to judge the effectiveness of…
RECOGNITION BY COMPONENTS THEORY (RBC THEORY)
Proposed by U.S. psychologist Irving Biederman, a theory that states perception of objects can be accomplished by breaking them down…
REDUCTIONISM
A means of identifying a particular phenomenon by declaring that, once adequately comprehended, it can be demonstrated to be a…
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 SAMPLING
Selection of a sample which correctly represents a total population. See also: random sampling.