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DEHUMANIZATION

Anything that reduces a person to that of an animal.

DELAY CONDITIONING

Pavlovian conditioning. Where the conditioned stimuluses presented and after a time an unconditioned one is introduced.

DELBOEUF ILLUSION

Size contrast illusion using concentric circles that make some rings look smaller.

DELTOID

The muscle that covers the shoulder and is used in raising your arm to the side.

DEMANDINGNESS

The insistence of attention from other people. See dependence.

DEMONOLOGIST

A person with a morbid preoccupation with demons and demonic possessions.

DENDROPHILY DENERVATION

The interruption to nerves that go to a part of the body.

DEOXYGLUCOSE

A compound with relation to glucose that can't be metabolised.

DEPOLARIZATION

A reduction in the potential of a cell, usually a neuron. See action potential. Compare hyperpolarisation.

DEPROGRAMMING

The process of restoring a person's original beliefs after they have been subjected to new ones in a cult for

DEREFLECTION

Technique used to allay anxiety by diverting attention away from the topic.

DESCENDING RETICULAR SYSTEM

Part of the reticular formation from the hypothalamus.

DESIGN MATRIX

A matrix where elements show the presence or absence of a participant, the row, inthe treatment , column, of experimental

DESYNCHRONIZATION

In an EEG it is the replacement of alpha waves by irregular wave forms due to an external influence. See

DETERMINISTIC PSYCHOLOGY

Any psychology that assumes determinism.

DEVELOPMENTAL ARITHMETIC DISORDER

The designation for mathematics disorder.

DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE

A time during development when certain features or abilities appear.

DEXTRALITY

The tendency to be right handed. See right handedness. Compare sinistrality.

DIAGNOSES) 1

1. Identifying and determining the nature of a disorder or disease. 2. Classification of a person based on disease, abnormality

DIALECTICAL TEACHING

A way of teaching where students critically examine their reasoning. Also called dialectical method.