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RETINAL LIGHT

Light detected in the absence of light stimulus, believed to be caused by fundamental processes carried out by the visual

RETROCOCHLEAR HEARING LOSS

Hearing disorder connected to the higher centers of the central nervous system, as well as to the neural networks of

REVCALED-DIFFERENCES TECHNIQUE

A system employed to study the behavioral interactions of family members within a laboratory environment; when a question is posed,

REVERSING LENSES AND PRISMS

Prisms and lenses employed in preliminary exploration of visuomotor adaptations.

RHEOENCEPHALOGRAPH

Device which indicates impedance of cerebellar vessels to the passing of an electrical current.

RIBOSOME

A very small round cytoplasmic particle comprised of RNA and protein which is the site of protein synthesis as directed

RIGHT-HANDEDNESS

Component of dexterity which applies to about 90% of the population, the act of using the right hand more skillfully

RISK AVERSION

Propensity to evade any option which might impose any loss contingency, even a very small one, when determining which of

RITUAL

Body of ceremonies or rites used in a place of worship or fraternal organization. Actions and gestures performed in a

ROCKING

A commonplace physical action wherein the entire body is subject to a side-to-side or front-to-back movement, frequently witnessed in children,

ROLE DIFFUSION

State of misunderstanding regarding one

ROMAZICON

Trade name for flumazenil, a benzodiazepine antogonist.

ROTATION

Motion in the vicinity of the base in multidimensional space. See also: oblique rotation; procrustes rotation; varimax rotation.

R-S RELATIONSHIP

Correlation between reaction and stimulation, as with studies in which a particular reaction by an organism generates a specific alternation

RULES OF THE GAME

Within developmental psychology, regulations, legal guidelines, or interpersonal standards toward which a child's ways of thinking adjusts when they age.