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NORRIE'S DISEASE

a form of congenital blindness which is rendered by an X-linked inherited flaw, only in men. Progressive loss of audile

NOVELTY HYPOTHESIS

the claim postulating the contents of awareness as being expected or assumed by their novelty, based upon the observation that

NUCLEOPLASM

the material held in the cell's nucleus. It is tied together by the nuclear envelope, that parts it from the

NUMERICAL SCALE

any scale or gauging tol which renders a quantitative symbolization of an attribute.

NYCTOPHONIA

noun. A range of selective mutism wherein the youth talks at night time but remains mute for the duration of

NAIVE REALISM

is the philosophical position which states that ones sense perceptions provides direct evidence and therefore knowledge of an external reality,

NARCOTHERAPY

defines any psychotherapy which occurs during the patient being in an narcotics induced semiconscious state. Narcotics such as amobarbital otherwise

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL HEALTH CLINICS (NARHC)

is an organization who's main aim is to protect the delivery of services in healthcare provided by underserved rural areas

NATIVISTIC THEORY

is the theory that all human beings are born with innate structures in their minds which hold an innate knowledge

NATURAL REINFORCER

is a stimulus or event, an example being the presence of food and water, which does not require learning to

NAUTILUS EYE

consist of a spherical cavity which is coated in photosensitive cells which respond to light which enters through a small

NECROSIS

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

NEGATION

in the context of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, negation is the process where an individual realises a process

NEGATIVE INDUCTION

is the effect of a diminishing response to a stimulus in an experiment which would not have happened in the

NEGATIVE-STATE-RELIEF MODEL

is the theory that helping behaviour is used during times of stress and anxiety to avoid negative moods.

NEOCORTEX

is part of the cerebral cortex containing six layers of cells. The neocortex includes the primary sensory, motor cortex and

NEOPHENOMENOLOGY

first attributed to U.S. psychologists donal Snvff (1904 - 1967) and Arthur W. Combs (1912 - 1999) which explains the

NERVE GROWTH FACTOR (NGF)

stimulates growth in the spinal ganglia and in the ganglia of the SNS, by introducing an endogenous polypeptide.

NESTING

is an experimental design where the appearance of the nested factor are only found within a single level of another

NEURAL FOLDS

are formed when ridges of ectodermal tissue fuse together to form the neural tubing.