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irradiation effects

the results of exposure to ionizing radiation. Examples of conditions that may be related to irradiation effects include anencephaly, microcephaly, Down syndrome, cerebral atrophy, and intellectual disability. Irradiation effects on cells of the testes appear as abnormal cell divisions within 2 hours of exposure to radioactivity.

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January 30th 2025

ipsative method

ipsative method

a type of research procedure in which a person’s responses (e.g., scores) are compared only to other responses of that person rather than to the responses of other people. It is thus an idiographic approach rather than a normative one.