RANGE OF MINUS JUDGMENTS
Arrived at by subtracting the lowest judgment from the highest, this range measures perceptual judgments in a psychological experiment.
RASCH MODEL
Proposed by Danish statistician Georg Rasch, the simples mode for the item response theory consisting of only a single parameter:…
RATIO STRAIN
Ratio strain occurs on a subject when long intervals of time are scheduled between reinforcements.
RAUWOLFIA DERIVATIVES
A class of alkaloids from the same genus of plants as Hindu snakeroot. They are sedatives and anti-hypertensives.
REACTIONAL BIOGRAPHY
In employment interviews, a reactional biography gathers an applicant's accounts of past employment experiences. These accounts can shed a great…
READINESS TEST
A testing technique with the intent of predicting how well an individual is prepared to benefit from instruction in a…
REAL-SIMULATOR MODEL
An experimental design where some participants in the model are instructed to simulate a psychological state while others in the…
REBOXETINE
A norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. The drug has little to no effect on neurotransmission of serotonin, dopamine, acetylcholine or histamine.
RECEPTIVITY
The period of time in which a female is most responsive to sexual overtones from a male. Receptivity defines her…
RECIPROCAL REGULATION
An adaption of behavior by a person or persons to changed conditions.
RECOMPENSATION
An improvement in the capacity of a living thing to adjust to the changing environmental conditions in order to minimize…
RECRUITMENT
In regard to neurophysiology, a rise in the quantity of neurons that react when a stimulus is sustained or amplified…
RED-GREEN RESPONSES
A theory of color vision wherein reactions of some retinal receptors are excitatory, whilst others are inhibitory to an identical…
REENACTMENT
Reliving past events in an attempt to restore the original emotions present during the initial event. See also: abreaction.
REFLECTED APPRAISALS
Feedback for evaluation which a subject acquires from other individuals. See also: looking-glass self.
REFLEXOGENOUS ZONE
A part of the body that produces a specific response to specific stimuli.
REGISTERED NURSE (RN)
Nurse who has accomplished completion of an accredited instructional course and passed licensing exams particular to their state.
REGULATORY BEHAVIOR
Efforts of organisms which are aimed at achieving physiological balance by maintaining basic, primary needs.
REINFORCEMENT
The act of strengthening a conditioned response; experimental introduction involving conditioned and unconditioned stimuli to achieve a specific response. A…