NONATTITUDC
noun. originally proposed by Philip I. Converse, an very dismal outlook which has little persistence over time and little rejection…
NONDIRECTED DISCUSSION METHOD
a conversation between at least two people about a particular subject without format of any kind or the impeding of…
NONLINEAR REGRESSION MODEL
any regression model which isn't linear in its parameters. These models can't be resolved by the techniques of ordinary least…
NONREVERSAL SHIFT
with regard to discriminations involving two choices, an alteration in predicaments such that stimulants which were previously not essential in…
NONVERBAL LEARNING DISORDER (NLD)
an acquisition incapability which is marked by limited skills in critical thinking and impediments in processing non-verbal data. This impacts…
NORMALIZATION PRINCIPLE
the idea which people with cognitive or tangible impairments shouldn't be denied cultural and carnal unions and engagement in societal…
NORTRIPTYLINE
noun. a tricyclic antidepressant, a so-called secondary tricyclic, which is the primary metabolic product of amitriptyline. Even though its clinical…
NREM SLEEP
non-rapid-eye-movement sleep: times of sleep wherein dreaming, as implied by rapid eye movements (REM), generally doesn't arise. During these times,…
NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS
one of the biggest of the septal nuclei, that is given dopaminergic innervation from the ventral tegmental region. Dopamine emitted…
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS (NA)
is a self-help group which aims to provide assistance and help for those with a drug addiction, there is a…
NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVIEW SURVEY (NH1S)
is a questionnaire that was developed to appropriately examine the initiatives relating to- aging, healthy living, healthy people and AIDS.…
NATURAL CHILDBIRTH
is a method of producing a child, or 'going into labour' in a setting and environment in which the mother…
NATURAL WORK TEAM
consists of a team of individuals who work together or work in complementary roles to complete a task.
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…
NEGATIVE ADAPTATION
is the gradual loss of feeling or effectiveness due to prolonged stimulation.
NEGATIVE RECENCY
is the tendency for an individual, when recalling words or number that they were just shown, to recall fewer of…