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REPETITION EFFECT

Material which is presented in a repetitive way tends to be better understood, leading to improved memory of the material.

REPRESENTATIVE DESIGN

Experimental arrangement wherein background variable are deliberately uncontrolled, making research results more valid in the real world. See also: ecological

REPRODUCTIVE IMAGINATION

Activity in which the imagination is utilized to reproduce objects and images which have been encountered previously.

RESERVED

Distant; emotionally controlled to the point of being perceived as uncaring. Applies especially to social behavior.

RESISTANCE TO CHANGE

A measure of the momentum of behavioral change.

RESPITE SERVICES

Assistance and supervision, as well as recreational or social activities furnished during a limited time frame for an individual who

RESPONSE MAINTENANCE

After completion of an intervention, the duration for which changes are preserved and the extent of that maintenance.

REST PERIOD

Small period of time, often seen as a reward, in which an activity is suspended for the purpose of resting

RESTRICTION OF RANGE

Imposition of conditions by a researcher which limit the whole range of scores having been collected to a very constrained

RETINAL CONES

Photoreceptor cells within the retina which depend upon moderate to bright light stimulus in order to activate.

RETIREMENT COUNSELING

Therapy for individuals or groups employed with a company to assist them with retirement planning.

RETROSPECTION

Reflection on recent past events. Compare with: introspection.

REVERSE ANOREXIA

An inversion of anorexia in which a subject is obsessed with increasing body size, especially by the addition of muscle

REWARD SYSTEM

Collection of correlated factors which join a specific stimulus with some framework of pleasure or comfort.

RHIZOTOMY

Method to achieve the severance of a spinal nerve root surgically in the spinal canal.

RIEGER'S SYNDROME

Mesodermal dysgenesis of the cornea and iris, which results in pupillary anomolies, posterior embryotoxon, and secondary glaucoma.

RIGIDITY

Quality or state of being stiff or inflexible, especially with regard to muscles. An aspect of an individual's personality which

RISK-RESCUE RATING

Formulaic expression which compares the danger inherent in a specific method of suicide with the chance of the attempt being

ROBITUSSIN

Trade name for guaifenesin, available in a variety of fixed-combination prepared patent medicines including antihistimine, decongestant, cough suppressant, or a

ROKEACH VALUE SURVEY (RVS)

Tool which evaluates a subject's moral to enable them to figure out what is of utmost significance in their lives