race norming

in personnel selection, the use of different cutoff scores for applicants from different racial groups. Race norming has been declared illegal in U.S. federal civil rights legislation. See also banding.

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February 28th 2025

hypnotic regression

a therapeutic technique in which an individual under hypnosis is induced to relive a previous experience that may be contributing to current emotional difficulties. There are two types of hypnotic regression: age regression and past-life regression.