Unconditional Positive Regard
The nonjudgmental empathy and respect for another person.
Unconditioned Response
The response in a stimulus-response chain that is naturally occurring as opposed to learned.
Unconditioned Stimulus
The stimulus in a stimulus-response chain that is naturally occurring as opposed to learned.
Unconscious
According to Freud, the area of the psyche where unknown wishes and needs are kept that play a significant role in our conscious behavior.
Upper Confidence Level
The upper limit of a confidence interval. If prediction states that the true score falls between 80 and 90, then the upper confidence level is 90.