Glossary R
Glossary R
Retribution refers to a justification for punishment that argues the guilty must be punished not, or not only, for instrumental ends, but because criminal actions simply 'deserve' to be punished.
Deutsch: Abruf / Español: Recuperación / Português: Recuperação / Français: Récupération / Italiano: Recupero
The processes by which stored information is brought back to conscious awareness.
In psychology, retrieval refers to the process of accessing and bringing into conscious awareness information that has been stored in memory. It is a key component of the memory process, which also includes encoding (the initial learning or experiencing of information) and storage (the maintenance of information over time).
retrospective information refers to literally "the view back"; data collected by examining records or recollections of the past. It is limited by the accuracy, validity, and thoroughness of the sources.
- Retrospective Research Designs : A Research design in which the Research sample is asked to provide information relating to an earlier time period.
Rett Syndrome refers to a progressive neurologic developmental disorder and one of the most common causes of mental retardation in females. The key features of this syndrome are: (1)
Rett's Disorder also called Rett Syndrome refers to a pervasive developmental disorder, occurring only in females, an X-linked dominant neurological disorder that affects only girls
Rett’s disorder refers to a pervasive developmental disorder characterized by a deceleration of head growth in the early years, a loss of previously acquired purposeful hand skills with subsequent development of stereotyped hand movements, a loss of social engagement, poorly coordinated gait or trunk movements, severe impairments in expressive and receptive language development, and severe psychomotor retardation.
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