DOMAIN IDENTIFICATION
1. Process a person uses to form a relationship between themselves and a field of pursuit. 2. Organisational theory. The…
DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION RELATIONSHIP
Social relationship in groups with a leader or a dominant member with priority of access to resourcesover more subordinate members.
DORSAL TEGMENTAL BUNDLE
The bundle of nerve fibres from the locus ceruleus that combine with the central tegmental tract to form the medial…
DOUBLE IMAGE
1. The duplicate retinal image occuring from an eye defect. 2. Duplicate image of a distant object when fixating on…
DREAM DEPRIVATION
Patients are continually woken during sleep so that they don't experience REM sleep.
DRINKOMETER
Device that measures the number of times an animal licks a drinking tube. Also called lickometer.
DRUG EDUCATION
The way to inform people about the various effects of chemical agents on the body.
DUAL PERSONALITY
A condition where a person's personality is divided into 2 independent systems. See dissociate identity disorder.
DUMMY VARIABLES
A variable in a logic based representation that is able to be bound to an element in their domain.
DYNAMIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
Technique used in psychotherapy focusing on underlying motivational or defensive factors determining behaviour an dadjustment. See depth therapy.
DYSCHROMATOPSIA
A congenital defect or an acquired defect in discriminating one colour from another. See cerebral dyschromatopsia.
DECLINE EFFECT
Parapsychology. When a person's accuracy at 'guessing' cards slowly drops to the chance levels as more trials are carried out.…
DEDUCTIVE REASONING
Logical reasoning where the conclusion follows a set of premises. See logic- top-down analysis.