Psychology Glossary 51

Dendrite: One of the branched fibers of neurons that receive incoming signals.

树突：神经元的纤维分支，用来接收传入的信号。

Dependent Variable: In an experimental setting, a variable that the researcher measures to assess the impact of a variation in an independent variable.

因变量：在实验设置中，研究人员测量的一个的变量，用以评估自变量变化的影响。

Depressant: Drug that depresses or slows down the activity of the central nervous system.

镇定剂：抑制或者减缓中枢神经系统活动的药物。

Descriptive Statistics: Statistical procedures that are used to summarize sets of scores with respect to central tendencies, variability, and correlations.

描述统计：用于总结关于集中趋势、可变性和相关性等一系列得分的统计程序。

with respect to：关于

Determinism: The doctrine that all events -- physical, behavioral, and mental -- are determined by specific causal factors that are potentially knowable.

决定论：一种认为所有的事件——包括身体的，行为的和心里的——都是有潜在已知的某种特定的因果关系所决定的学说。