Glossary D

Direct indicators refer to information or perspectives provided by a first-hand observer or source.

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Direct instruction refers to a n approach to teaching children with learning disorders based on the premise that to improve a skill the instructional activities have to approximate those of the skill being taught.

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- Direct Instruction Curriculum: - Direct Instruction Curriculum (DISTAR) : Direct Instruction Curriculum (DISTAR) is defined as a curriculum based on behaviorist principles.

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Direct mail refers to a method of recruitment in which an organization/company sends out mass mailings of information about job openings to potential applicants.

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Direct observation means assessing behavior through direct surveillance.

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Direct observation of behavior is when a person observes their own behavior with a behavioral definition and immediately records it. Behavior analysts regard this approach as Direct observation.

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Direct pathway model of pain is the idea that pain occurs when nociceptor receptors in the skin are stimulated and send their signals to the brain. This model does not account for the fact that pain can be affected by factors in addition to stimulation of the skin.

Direct perception is a Theory of Perception that proposed by James J. Gibson, holding that information in the world is "picked up on" by the cognitive processor without much construction of internal representations or inferences. Direct perception's emphasis is on direct acquisition of information.