Understanding Psychology (10th Ed)

rape

 
The act by which one person forces 
another person to submit to sexual activity 
(Module 34).

rapid eye movement (REM) sleep

 
Sleep occu-
pying 20% of an adult’s sleeping time, charac-
terized by increased heart rate, blood pressure, 
and breathing rate; erections; eye movements; 
and the experience of dreaming (Module 14).

rational-emotive behavior therapy

 
A form of 
therapy that attempts to restructure a person’s 
belief system into a more realistic, rational, and 
logical set of views by challenging dysfunc-
tional beliefs that maintain irrational behavior 
(Module 49).

reactance

 
A negative emotional and cognitive 
reaction that results from the restriction of one’s 
freedom (Module 45).

recall

 
Memory task in which specifi c informa-
tion must be retrieved (Module 21).

reciprocity-of-liking effect

 
A tendency to like 
those who like us (Module 55).

recognition

 
Memory task in which individuals 
are presented with a stimulus and asked 
whether they have been exposed to it in the 
past or to identify it from a list of alternatives 
(Module 21).

refl ex

 
An automatic, involuntary response to 
an incoming stimulus (Module 8).

refl exes

 
Unlearned, involuntary responses that 
occur automatically in the presence of certain 
stimuli (Module 37).

refractory period

 
A temporary period that fol-
lows the resolution stage and during which 
the male cannot develop an erection again 
(Module 33).