Glossary D

Glossary D

DNA refers to --->Deoxyribonucleic acid, the genetic "fingerprint" that is unique to each individual.

DNA fingerprinting (or profiling) refers to the use of biological residue found at the scene of a crime for genetic comparisons in aiding the identification of criminal suspects.

DNA Profiling/Genetic Fingerprinting defined as "the matching " of DNA profiles between suspects, victims, evidence, and locations.

Docility it is when people allow their situation to dictate the options they have

Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) degree is defined as an advanced degree in psychology with a relative emphasis on clinical and assessment skills and a relative deemphasis on research competence.

Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) is defined as the doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology that emphasizes training in the professional application of psychological principles rather than in scientific methodology.

Doctoral degree refers to a degree that requires training beyond the master's degree. In Clinical psychology, the Doctoral degree is often obtainable after 4 years of graduate training in assessment, diagnosis, psychotherapy, and research, plus a one-year internship.

Doctrine of specific nerve energies a doctrine that states that each sensory nerve, no matter how it is stimulated, releases an energy specific to that nerve.It is a principle proposed by Mueller, which states that our perceptions depend on "nerve energies" reaching the brain and that the specific quality we experience depends on which nerves are stimulated. For example, activating the optic nerve results in seeing, and activating the auditory nerve results in hearing.