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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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NAVIGATION

is the process of moving from the point of origin to the target destination in a coordinated fashion by an

NAY-SAYING

is a type of bias where questions are answered negatively by participants irrespective of their content.

NEAR MISS

denotes a narrowly avoided collision, esp. between two aircraft, other something which was narrowly avoided and hence, a lucky escape.

NEAR POINT

defines the distance before which an object will not be in focus for a single eye.

NEAR POINT OF CONVERGENCE

defines the distance before which an object will not be in focus for two eyes, without appearing as a double

NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE (NDE)

was first described by the U.S. parapsychologist Raymond A. Moody (1944 - ) in his book the Life After Life,

NECKER CUHE

was first proposed by Louis Albert Necker (1730 - 1804) who was a Swiss crystallographer which first proposed a line

NECK-EYE REFLEX

is a reflex movement which ensures that the eyes (if fixated) remain, as far as possible focussed on the object

NECRO- (NECR-)

combination to form death or dissolution.

NECROMANCY

is the process whereby a necromancer can supposedly conjure or cast a spell which will re-awaken the dead.

NECROMANIA

is a desire for preoccupation with corpses (the bodies of the dead) which typically involves a sexual desire for those

NECROMIMESIS

is the illusion an individual portrays pretending to be dead because they believe that themselves.

NECROPHILIA

defines a sexual interest or the physical sexual contact with dead bodies, irrespective of the sex. In some cases, necrophiliacs

NECROPHILIC FANTASIES

primarily occur with males, although females have reported such fantasies before and they typically revolve around having either heterosexual or

NECROPHOBIA

describes an irrational and persistent fear of corpses.

NECROSIS

is the natural process which gives rise to dead cells, such as neurons and muscle cells, in the human body.

NEED AROUSAL

is a method used in advertising which plays on a desire or requirement of the target to try and sell

NEED DISTRIBUTION OF REWARDS

is the distribution of awards and rewards given to a group, to the groups members based on need completely ignoring

NEED FOR ACHIEVEMENT (N-ACH)

first proposed by Henry Alexander Murray (1893 - 1988) but wasn't truly investigated until David McClelland took up research looking

NEED FOR AFFILIATION (N-AFF)

is one of the neurotic trends proposed by Karen D. Homey as a strong desire to socialize and be apart