REACTION TIME (RT)
The time that passes between the introduction of a stimulus and the reaction by the subject to that stimulus.
RECIPROCAL ROLES
Behavior patterns shown by those in a particular position in a group in response to others' patterns of behavior in…
RELATIVE DEPRIVATION
A feeling of deprivation occurring when one compares themselves to another, regardless of objective reality. Se also: social comparison theory.
RESISTANCE
Act or instance of resisting; having the ability to resist. In psychology, the process by which the ego refuses to…
RULE-GOVERNED BEHAVIOR
Conduct which is contingent upon oral antecedents, including following directions (as when children clean their bedroom simply because instructed to)…
SECONDARY GAINS
In psychoanalysis, social, occupational, or interpersonal advantages that a patient derives from symptoms. Indirect benefit, usually obtained through an illness…
PREVENTION
A strategy designed to reduce or eliminate the occurrence of disease, disorders and/or social problems. Prevention could be focused on…
PROBLEM BEHAVIOR
Behavior that is determined to be destructive, antisocial or against the common good.
PROPOSITION
In the field of philosophy, a proposition is anything that is either asserted or denied and is capable of being…
PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
Psychotherapy strong on psychoanalytical tradition; viewing individuals as reacting to unconscious forces. Common traits of the psychodynamic approach are an…
PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY
The study and use of pharmacological agents in mental disorders. For example, depression is treated with the administration of anti-depressants.…
PURPOSIVISM
An explanation of actions or behaviors based on goals and purposes. of those being observed.
RECOLLECTION
The action of recalling past incidents and activities, an operation that takes place automatically in everyday life, as well as…
RELATIVE EFFICIENCY
Ratio of efficiency between two procedures, theoretically depending on sample size for the given procedure, though most often used in…
REWARD SYSTEM
Collection of correlated factors which join a specific stimulus with some framework of pleasure or comfort.
SECONDARY MOTIVATION
Catalyst constituted by personal or social enticements instead of dominant physiological requirements.