Error
  • The template for this display is not available. Please contact a Site administrator.

Glossary of terms used on this site

Search for glossary terms (regular expression allowed)

Glossaries

Term Main definition
resolution
Glossaries - Psychology

phase of the sexual response cycle following orgasm during which the body returns to its unaroused state

resting potential
Glossaries - Psychology

the state of readiness of a neuron membrane’s potential between signals

restless leg syndrome
Glossaries - Psychology

sleep disorder in which the sufferer has uncomfortable sensations in the legs when trying to fall asleep that are relieved by moving the legs

reticular formation
Glossaries - Psychology

midbrain structure important in regulating the sleep/wake cycle, arousal, alertness, and motor activity

retrieval
Glossaries - Psychology

act of getting information out of long-term memory storage and back into conscious awareness

retroactive interference
Glossaries - Psychology

information learned more recently hinders the recall of older information

retrograde amnesia
Glossaries - Psychology

loss of memory for events that occurred prior to brain trauma

reuptake
Glossaries - Psychology

neurotransmitter is pumped back into the neuron that released it

reversibility
Glossaries - Psychology

principle that objects can be changed, but then returned back to their original form or condition

role schema
Glossaries - Psychology

set of expectations that define the behaviors of a person occupying a particular role

Rorschach Inkblot Test
Glossaries - Psychology

projective test that employs a series of symmetrical inkblot cards that are presented to a client by a psychologist in an effort to reveal the person’s unconscious desires, fears, and struggles

rotating shift work
Glossaries - Psychology

work schedule that changes from early to late on a daily or weekly basis

Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank (RISB)
Glossaries - Psychology

projective test that is similar to a word association test in which a person completes sentences in order to reveal their unconscious desires, fears, and struggles