NULL HYPOTHESIS SIGNIFICANCE TESTING (NHST)
calculation of an examination of significance to determine the tenability of the null hypothesis.
NARCISSISTIC PERSONALITY
otherwise known as a narcissistic character, its defined as a pattern of traits and behaviours which are concerned with excessive…
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
is a branch of the National Academy of Sciences which is assigned studies by the U.S. Congress to then conduct.
NATURAL HIGH
is a state of increased happiness and elation which has not been induced by introducing substances into the body. It…
NEGATIVE DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS (SYMBOL: S' OR S-)
is a stimulus, which in operant conditioning, signifies that a response will not be reinforced.
NEGATIVE SELF-VERIFICATION THEORY
is a theory which suggests when people request feedback about their mood, their negative beliefs are confirmed and their depressed…
NEONATAL DRUG DEPENDENCY SYNDROME
typically results in a low weight of the child which is due to a mothers drug addiction or usage which…
NEPIOPHILIA
describes a strong desire or feeling of sexual arousal by infants, a strand of paedophilia.
NEURAL AXIS
describes the role the spinal cord plays in the structure of the nervous system, most neurons split at the spinal…
NEURAL PLATE
is a region of tissue found in the ectoderm layer on the dorsal surface of an embryo. This neural plate…