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U-shaped distribution

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

UCLA Loneliness Scale

Ullrich–Noonan syndrome

ultimate attribution error

ultimate explanation

ultimate opinion testimony

ultrabrief screening scale

ultradian rhythm

ultrasonic communication

ultrasonic irradiation

ultraviolet (UV)

unaspirated sound

unattended input

unbalanced bilingual

unbalanced design

unbiased estimator

unbiased sampling

uncal herniation

uncertainty analysis

uncertainty avoidance

uncertainty factor

uncertainty orientation

uncertainty principle

uncertainty reduction theory (URT)

uncertainty-arousal factor

uncinate fasciculus

unconditional positive regard

unconditioned reflex

unconditioned reinforcement

unconditioned reinforcer

unconditioned response (UCR; UR)

unconditioned stimulus (UCS; US)

unconditioned stimulus devaluation (US devaluation)

unconditioned stimulus preexposure effect (US preexposure effect)

unconscious (Ucs)

unconscious cognition

unconscious context

unconscious homosexuality

unconscious inference theory

unconscious intention

unconscious knowledge

unconscious learning

unconscious motivation

unconscious perception

unconscious plagiarism

unconscious process

unconscious resistance

unconscious transfer

uncontrollable turnover

uncontrolled variable

unconventional therapy

uncrossed disparity

uncued panic attack

underconfidence

underconfidence-with-practice effect

underidentification

underlying distribution

underpayment inequity

undescended testicle

undifferentiated schizophrenia

undifferentiated somatoform disorder

undulatio reflexa

unexpected panic attack

unexplained variance

unfair labor practices

unfinished business

unfinished story

unidimensionality

unified positivism

unified theory of cognition

Unified Tri-Service Cognitive Performance Assessment Battery (UTCPAB)

Uniform Crime Reports

uniform distribution

Uniform Guidelines for Employee Selection Procedures

uniformly most powerful test (UMP test)

unilateral couple counseling

unilateral descent

unilateral lesion

unilateral neglect

unilineal descent

unimodal distribution

unimodel of persuasion

unipolar disorder

unipolar neuron

unipolar rating scale

unipolar stimulation

Unit Manning System

unit normal distribution

unit normal variable

unit of analysis

unitary-resource model

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons

unity in variety

unity of command

unity of consciousness

unity of science

univariate analysis

univariate distribution

univariate research

universal design

universal grammar (UG)

universal intervention

universality of emotions

universalizability

universe of discourse

University of Pennsylvania Smell Identification Test (UPSIT)

unnumbered graphic rating scale

unobtrusive measure

unplanned comparison

unprepared learning

unrestricted model

unsaturated model

unshared environment

unspecified mental retardation

unstandardized score

unstructured autobiography

unstructured interview

unstructured stimulus

unsystematic variance

unthought known

Unusual Uses Test

unweighted means analysis

up-and-down method

upper motor neuron

upper real limit

upper threshold

upward appraisal

upward communication

upward grade homogenization

upward mobility

upward Pygmalion effect

upward social comparison

Urban’s weights

urethral eroticism

urge incontinence

urinary incontinence

US preexposure effect

us-versus-them effect

usability engineering

use-and-disuse theory

useful field of view

user-centered design

usual, customary, and reasonable fees (UCR fees)

utilitarian function of an attitude

utility standards

utilization deficiency

utilization review (UR)

utilization-focused evaluation

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