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Negative State Relief A process in which people escape their depressed state by doing something good for others. For example, giving a …

Negative Reinforcement With negative reinforcement, the occurrence of a behavior is increased by removing an unpleasant stimulus. For example, your dog can …

Negative Afterimage A sensation of opposing colours that occur after staring at a coloured stimulus. For example, if you were to stare …

Needs We all have them, but what are they? A simple way to think about needs is that they are states of …

Need to Belong The Need to Belong was defined by American psychologist, Abraham Maslow. He believed that people are social beings who …

Nearsightedness An eye condition where one cannot see objects clearly from afar. For example, if you are nearsighted you will be able …

Near-Death Experience Near-Death Experience refers to the sensations reported by people who have come close to dying or were clinically dead for …

Nature-Nurture Issue This is one of if not the longest-running debate since the science of psychology began…what makes us who we are …

Naturalistic Observation Researchers use all sorts of techniques to collect data, ranging from very controlled lab experiments to natural observation. With naturalistic …

Narcolepsy Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder where the affected individual falls asleep without warning. A person with narcolepsy can fall asleep while …