Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. retardation

retardation

retardation

n.

1. a slowing down or delay of an activity or process, as in psychomotor retardation or mental retardation.

2. in conditioning, a delay in the appearance of a learned or acquired response due to prior experience. For example, presentation of a tone to be used later as a conditioned stimulus slows the development of conditioning.

Related Terms

probability density function (PDF)

Sorry, "probability-density-function-pdf" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology...

adolescence

adolescence n. the period of human development that starts...

cervical sprain syndrome

cervical sprain syndrome see whiplash.

interitem correlation

interitem correlation the degree of correlation between eac...

xylene

xylene n. a volatile solvent that can cause kidney failure...

leuco- (leuc-; leuko-; leuk-)

Sorry, "leuco-leuc-leuko-leuk" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology. Please re...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter R

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact