DIGIT SPAN
An attention test to see how many numbers a person is able to remember. There is a forward and backward assessment. Forward measures immediate...
DEPRESSION
1. A dysphoria that can cary from mild to severe mood changes. 2. Psychiatry. A dpressive disorder.
DIZYGOTIC TWINS (DZ TWINS)
Twins that have developed from two separate and eggs fertilised by separate sperm. Also called fraternal twins.See twin studies.
DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE
A potent corticoid hormone that is the precursor corticosterone.
DELAYED REACTION
An experimental technique for determining whether an animal or young child can remember the solution to a problem after a lapse of time. The...
DESOXYN
Trade name for methamphetamine.
DISTAL STIMULUS
The object that acts or stimulates a sense organ. Also called distal variable. Compare proximal stimulus.
DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
Any behaviour that deviates from the group. Also called deviance.
DUAL-ASPECT PHYSICALISM
The solution theoretically about the mind and body problem claiming ther are 2 aspects of reality.
DIFFERENTIATION
1. Sensory discrimination. 2. process of conditioning where desired behaviour is achieved by selective reinforcemnet. 3. Embyology where cells change to become a specialised...