RENSHAW CELL
Inhibitory interneurons present in the gray matter of the spinal cord; component of a negative feedback system which curtails fast,…
REPETITION PRIMING
Initial presentation of a stimulus changes the way in which a subject will react to that stimulus at a later…
REPRESENTATIVE FACTORS
In studies of higher primates, mental functions which hypothetically exist which allow the animal to respond to a stimulus even…
REPRODUCTIVE MEMORY
A type of memory which may fall victim to errors in either reconstructive memory or constructive memory, frequently when recalled…
RESIDENCE RATE
Measure of institutional occupancy by type within a specified population on a specific date.
RESISTANCE TO EXTINCTION
The perseverance of any conditioned response in the face of extinction.
RESPONDENT
Any organism which provides a response to stimulus. Interviewee or subject answering a questionnaire. Any reflex attained through Pavlovian conditioning.
RESPONSE PREVENTION
Behavioral therapeutic method employed to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder wherein the sufferer is exposed to cues which elicit compulsive or obsessive…
RESTATEMENT
In a therapy situation, a therapist or counselor will repeat or rephrase a subject's own words to make certain that…
RESURGENCE
A renewal of a response which has been reinforced and then stifled in an interval of extinction for another, secondarily…
RETINAL DENSITOMETRY
Technique utilized to study pigments in vivo. Measurement of the small fraction of light reflected by pigment epithelium in the…
RETROSPECTIVE AUDIT
Practice in health administration which allows determination of medical necessity and suitable billing procedures for previously rendered services.
REVERSE CAUSALITY
In determining the elements of causal relationships, frequent mistake of confusing the cause with the effect, or the converse.
REWARDED ALTERNATIVE METHOD
Technique which supplants rewards for undesired behavior with rewards for appropriate, desired behavior.
RIGHT BRAIN
Cerebral hemisphere located on the right of the corpus callosum which controls the left side of the body. See also:…
RISKY IIIN, RISK-AS-FEELINGS THEORY
Concept which states decisions made in scenarios including an element of danger are frequently based on emotionally charged responses, including…