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Depressive Realism Depressive Realism is the tendency for mildly depressed people to make judgments that are typically more accurate than people who …

Depressants Depressants” “Depressants are drugs (such as alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates) that reduce neural activity and slow down body functions. Many people …

Dependent Variable (DV) In an experiment there are two variables; the independent variable (IV) and the dependent variable (DV). In the most …

Denial Denial is a defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously rejects thoughts, feelings, needs, wishes, or external realities that they would …

Dendrite Dendrites are the branch-like structures of neurons that extend from the cell body (soma). The dendrites receive neural impulses (electrical and …

Demand Characteristic Sometimes during an experiment, a participant might pick up on some clue or bias from the researcher, the situation, or …

Delusions People with certain psychological disorders (or those having a psychotic episode), such as schizophrenia, may demonstrate delusions, or false beliefs, often …

Delta Wave A delta wave is a type of brain wave that is large (high amplitude) and slow (low frequency), and is …

Deja Vu From French, literally meaning “already seenʼ. Deja Vu is that eerie sense of “I’ve experienced this before.” This may occur …

Deindividuation Have you ever been in a group and acted in a manner that was completely out of character for you? How …