REFLEX INHIBITION
When a reflex is prevented or reduced due to a contradictory reflex occurring or having just occurred.
REGRESSION TOWARD THE MEAN
The phenomena of an extreme variable becoming closer to the average in subsequent measurements.
REHABILITATION TEAM
Assembly of specialists that integrate their endeavors to achieve rehabilitation of subjects on an individual basis.
REISSNER'S MEMBRANE
In the auditory labyrinth, membrane which separates the scala media and scala vestibuli in the cochlea. Also known as: vestibular…
RELATIONAL MAPPING
Using relational information to apply information gathered for one set of factors to another set.
RELATIVISM
A philosophy which deems truth to be a function of cultural concepts and contexts, dependent on individual persons, times, or…
RELIABILITY OF COMPONENTS
Median reliability of various items or subtests offered within a test. See also: item-to-item reliability.
REMOTE CAUSE
Origin of a problem which is separate from its effect, either due to space or time, but is still considered…
REORGANIZATION PRINCIPLE
The theory in gestalt psychology that new avenues of education and perception alter and disrupt older cognitive structures, leading to…
REPLACEMENT THERAPY
Procedure in which natural or synthetic replacement substances are replaced in a subject who lacks those substances. Procedure in which…
REPRESENTATIVENESS
Correlation evident between a sample of a population and the population from which it is taken, meaning the sample accurately…
REPRODUCTIVE SUPPRESSION
One or more individuals in a group are unable to procreate, despite having reached maturity. May be a result of…
RESIDENTIAL HABILITATION
Services in the home and community, offered to assist mentally handicapped persons or those who have a condition related to…
RESISTANT ESTIMATOR
Estimation of a parameter which is less susceptible to influence from outliers.
RESPONSE RATE
Measure of the amount of responses which take place during a particular time period. Also known as: response frequency.
RESTING POTENTIAL
Imbalance of electrical charge which is present between the interior of an electrically excitable nerve cell and its surrounding cells.…
RETARDED DEPRESSION
Obsolete designation for major depressive events which are marked by psychomotor retardation and loss of appetite.