Glossary C

Cumulative recording refers to a graphical representation of number of responses over time (hence, of rate of responding), Skinner used this widely in his investigations of bar pressing and key pecking.

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Cumulative Rehearsal is a term used in memory research that refers to a type of rehearsal in which a person repeats the most recently presented word and then rehearses it with as many other different words as possible.

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Cumulative relation is a term in heredity, when the allelic states of a gene in a single pair of chromosomes combine to influence a trait.

Cumulative-deficit hypothesis refers to the notion that impoverished environments inhibit intellectual growth and that these inhibiting effects accumulate over time.

Deutsch: Cunnilingus / Español: Cunnilingus / Português: Cunilingua / Français: Cunnilingus / Italiano: Cunnilingus

Cunnilingus refers to the oral stimulation of the female genitals; the act of sexually stimulating the female genitals with the mouth.

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Curanderismo refers to holistic system of healing practiced by Latin Americans and blending spirituality and Western approaches to health and healing.

Curative care is defined as care designed to cure the patient's disease.

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Curative factors in group therapy refer to the commonalities among diverse group therapy approaches proposed by Yalom to be the source of the positive treatment effect. These factors include imparting information, instilling hope, universality, altruism, interpersonal learning, imitative behavior, corrective recapitulation of the primary family, catharsis, and group cohesiveness.