REMINISCENCE
Act of recalling past experiences or events. In psychology, the ability to better perform a task after a period of…
RENARD DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW
Psychiatric diagnostic interview which can reliably be administered by a layperson with only a brief stint of training. Designed to…
REPERTOIRE
Entire range of skills and behaviors that may be exhibited by humans or animals. Generally, a behavior that has been…
REPRESENTATIONAL SKILLS
Mental skills associated with comprehending surroundings in terms of mental representations.
REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR
Any activity which leads to procreation of new individuals from parent organisms. Several components comprise reproductive behavior, including courtship rituals,…
RESEARCH REGISTER
Database, containing both completed and in-progress research studies, on a specific subject, which share a common design and funding source.
RESILIENCE
The ability to adapt or rebound quickly from change, illness, or bad fortune. Also known as: psychic resilience; psychological resilience.…
RESPIRATORY DISORDER
Any illness or malfunction affecting the respiratory system. See also: asthma; hyperventilation; pseudoasthma.
RESPONSE DEPRIVATION
A method to identify reinforcers in operant conditioning, prior to demonstration of efficacy.
RESPONSE-BY-ANALOGY PRINCIPLE
Abstract principle which posits that any organism in unfamiliar situations will respond in an analogous manner to earlier responses in…
RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA
Usually hereditary, a retinal disorder which exhibits increasing atrophy of the photoreceptors in the retinal pigment epithelium.
RETROGRESSION
Reappearance of a lapsed unacceptable behavior, or a return to a behavior which was acceptable at a previous stage of…
REVERSAL LEARNING
Discriminating between two opposing options, wherein the rewarded responses have been reversed after having been correlated with two different stimuli.
REVOLUTIONARY COALITION
Formation of a subgroup in a bigger organization which seeks to implement profound and extensive alterations in the operation and…
RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL RETARDATION
Rights embodied in the United Nations Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities which state that…
RISK TAKING
Behavioral standard of participating in very dangerous or hazardous activities, often correlated with drug addiction, gambling, and unsafe sexual practices.…