Glossary of terms used on this site

Glossaries

Term	Main definition
narcolepsy	Glossaries - Psychology sleep disorder in which the sufferer cannot resist falling to sleep at inopportune times
natural concept	Glossaries - Psychology mental groupings that are created “naturally” through your experiences
naturalistic observation	Glossaries - Psychology observation of behavior in its natural setting
nature	Glossaries - Psychology genes and biology
negative correlation	Glossaries - Psychology two variables change in different directions, with one becoming larger as the other becomes smaller; a negative correlation is not the same thing as no correlation
negative punishment	Glossaries - Psychology taking away a pleasant stimulus to decrease or stop a behavior
negative reinforcement	Glossaries - Psychology taking away an undesirable stimulus to increase a behavior
neuron	Glossaries - Psychology cells in the nervous system that act as interconnected information processors, which are essential for all of the tasks of the nervous system
neuron	Glossaries - Psychology cells in the nervous system that act as interconnected information processors, which are essential for all of the tasks of the nervous system
neuroplasticity	Glossaries - Psychology nervous system's ability to change
neurosis	Glossaries - Psychology tendency to experience negative emotions
neurotransmitter	Glossaries - Psychology neurotransmitter
neutral stimulus (NS)	Glossaries - Psychology stimulus that does not initially elicit a response
newborn reflexes	Glossaries - Psychology inborn automatic response to a particular form of stimulation that all healthy babies are born with
night terror	Glossaries - Psychology sleep disorder in which the sleeper experiences a sense of panic and may scream or attempt to escape from the immediate environment

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