REGRESSION COEFFICIENT
A factor which helps to establish the slope of a regression line. A larger coefficient will result in a steeper…
REHABILITATION
Restoration of good health, condition, independence, or capacity following a trauma, mental defect, or impairment. Helping a subject regain skills…
REINFORCEMENT COUNSELING
A theory of behavior-based counseling where behavior is learned and can be changed accordingly by disparate reinforcement approaches which either…
RELATIVE ACCOMMODATION
A measure of the maximum ability to encourage accommodation whilst maintaining single, clear binocular vision.
RELEASE THEORY OF HUMOR
A theory positing that individuals can laugh to release built-up psychic energy.
RELIGIOUS THERAPY
Therapy often supplied by a pastor, minister, or other religious leader which includes scriptural study, counseling, or community activities sponsored…
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…