DISCRIMINATION TRAINING
1. process where an operant esponse is reinforced. 2. Sport. Training to be able toidentify task relevany cues.
DISEQUILIBRIUM
1. Loss of physical balance. 2. An emotional imbalance. 3. State of tension between cognitive processes. See equilibriation- disesthesia.
DISORDER OF WRITTEN EXPRESSION
A learning disorder where writing skills are lower than expected.
DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR
Behaviour where a person substitutes one action for another when the first is unsuccessful. Also called displacement activity.
DISSOCIATIVE DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED
A residual category of disorders not fitting to a specific category.
DISTRIBUTED PRACTICE
Learning procedure where periods of learning are separated by periods of lebgthy periods of rest. Also called distribution of practice-…
DIZYGOTIC TWINS (DZ TWINS)
Twins that have developed from two separate and eggs fertilised by separate sperm. Also called fraternal twins.See twin studies.
DOPAMINE (DA)
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter with a vital role in several functions of the brain: sleep, mood, motivation, behavior, reward, cognition,…
DOUBLE STANDARD
A hypocritical belief where one behaviour is admissible in one group but not in the other.
DOWNWARD SOCIAL COMPARISON
A method of self-protection where we compare ourselves with people are less well off.
DRUG HOLIDAY
Where a drug is stopped being taken for a set time period in order to control the dosage and any…
DUAL PROCESS MODELS OF PERSUASION
A persuasion theory saying that change in attitude can result from strategies for processing attitude relevant information involving a high…