NMDA RECEPTOR
binds NMDA to the receptor site as well as other molecules such as glutamate. The receptor itself is voltage-gated which…
NOETIC AWARENESS, NO EXCUSE
first devised by U.S. psychiatrist William Glasser (1925 - ) who setup this concept implying that there were no acceptable…
NOMINAL SCALE
is a simple statistical scale whereby data is classified into mutually exclusive categories. Otherwise known as a categorical scale.
NONAGGRESSIVE EROTICA
sexually graphic content in print, images, or other art pieces which doesn't possess any traits of exploitation, violent behavior against…
NONDECREMENTAL CONDUCTION
the proliferation of a nerve impulse on an axon wherein the magnitude of the impulse is preserved as it moves…
NONLANGUAGE TEST
an examination wherein the problems or queries as well as the solutions or answers aren't expressed in words.
NONREGULATORY DRIVE
a drive which serves acts which are not related to maintaining physiological homeostasis and hence not essential for the tangible…
NONVERBAL INTELLIGENCE
a display of intellect which doesn't neccesitate language. Non-verbal intelligence can be gauged with performance tests.
NORMAL SCIENCE
a science at the phase of growth whenever it is marked by a paradigm containing universal agreement about the foundation…
NORTH AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY (NASPSPA)
a multidisciplinary group of scholars from the behavioral sciences and associated professional fields. The intent of the group is to…
NOVELTY PREFERENCE TASK
a job wherein an infant is exposed to a new item at the same time as it is with a…
NUCLEOTIDE
noun. a mixture inclusive of a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and at least one phosphate group. Nucleotides like a fp…
NYMPHOLEPSY
1. a form of pedophilia wherein the person has an extreme favorability or obsessive longing for young girls who are…
NALLINE TEST
precipitates withdrawal symptoms if opiates have been used recently. It is therefore used as a test to examine a patient…
NARCOTIC 1
is a drug which stimulates a state of stupor or insensibility within an individual, typically they have been used as…
NATIONAL CHARACTER
is a group of characteristics or behavioural traits which are afforded to the entire or majority population of a whole…
NATURAL CATEGORY 1
defines a category which contains items which would only be observed or found in the real world.
NATURAL SELECTION
is the theory that over generations, individuals within a population who are either not suited to their environment or have…
NAVIGATION
is the process of moving from the point of origin to the target destination in a coordinated fashion by an…