DISTINCTNESS
1. The quality of an object. 2. In a task that needs attention it is the extent to which one…
DISTRIBUTIONAL REDUNDANCY
Psychological aesthetics. The development of uncertainty in an artistic pattern by making some elements occur more often than others.
DIVERGENT EVOLUTION
The way populations become inceasingly different to each other in different habitats.
DOPAMINE-RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS
A substance that will reduce the effects of dopamine. Used to modulate symptoms of mental illnesses. Compare dopamine receptor agonists.
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP
The relationship between the drug and its efficacy to target the organ or symptom.
DOUBLE-ASPECT THEORY
The position that the mind and body are 2 attributes of a single substance.
DOXYLAMINE
An antihistamine with sedative properties that is found in some over the counter sleep aids.
DREAM STATE (D-STATE)
The state of sleep where we dream, and it can be characterized by rapid movement of a human eye during…
DRIVE STRENGTH
The intensity of a drive as defined by Hull's mathematical deductive theory of learning.
DRUG SYNERGISM
The enhancement of efficacy when 2 or more drugs are given at the same time.
DUAL TRACE HYPOTHESIS
Short term reflects changes in long term memory. See Hebbian synapse.
DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY
A legal document stating that a person can make health care, financial decisions for another person who is incapable of…
DYING PROCESS
The progressive and not reversible loss of vital function resulting in life ending. See stages of dying.
DYNAMIC TESTING
Uses a psychometric approach to measure the processes and products of learning and the potential to learn.