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n-3 fatty acids

N-methyl-D-aspartate

Nafe pattern theory

Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT)

naive analysis of action

naive participant

naive personality theories

naive psychology

name-of-the-father

naming explosion

nanosomia body type

narcissistic character

narcissistic object choice

narcissistic personality

narcissistic personality disorder

Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI)

narcissistic transference

narcissistic type

narcissistic vulnerability

narcolepsy–cataplexy syndrome

narcotic agonist

narcotic analgesic

narcotic antagonist

narcotic dependence

narcotic stupor

Narcotics Anonymous (NA)

narrative analysis

narrative method

narrative psychology

narrative theory

narrative therapy

NASA Task Load Index (NASA TLX)

National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

National Association of Rural Health Clinics (NARHC)

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

national character

National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia Association (NCFSFA)

National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)

National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

National Labor Relations Act

National Mental Health Association (NMHA)

National Parent Teachers Association (NPTA)

National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)

National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology

National Research Council

National Science Foundation (NSF)

Native American

nativistic theory

natural category

natural childbirth

natural consequences

natural experiment

natural family planning

natural fertility

natural killer cell (NK cell)

natural language

natural language category

natural law theory

natural reinforcer

natural selection

natural work module

natural work team

naturalist intelligence

naturalistic environment

naturalistic fallacy

naturalistic observation

nature–nurture

Naturwissenschaftliche Psychologie

nausea gravidarum

near point of convergence

near-death experience (NDE)

nearsightedness

necessary condition

neck–eye reflex

necrophilic fantasies

need for achievement (n-Ach)

need for affect

need for affection

need for affiliation (n-Aff)

need for closure

need for cognition

need for control

need for intimacy (n-Int)

need for power (n-Pow)

need to evaluate

need-hierarchy theory

need–fear dilemma

need–press theory

needle exchange program

needs assessment

negative acceleration

negative adaptation

negative affect

Negative Affect Scale

negative affect syndrome

negative afterimage

negative afterpotential

negative attitude

negative conditioned stimulus

negative contingency

negative contrast

negative correlation

negative discriminative stimulus

negative emotion

negative eugenics

negative exercise addiction

negative feedback

negative hallucination

negative imagery

negative incentive

negative induction

negative priming

negative punishment

negative recency

negative reference group

negative reinforcement

negative relationship

negative response

negative schizophrenia

negative self-talk

negative stereotype

negative suggestion

negative symptom

negative transfer

negative transference

negative tropism

negative-state-relief model

negativistic personality disorder

negativistic response

negativity bias

neglect dyslexia

neglected child

negligent hiring

neighborhood control

Neil v. Biggers

Nelson–Denny Reading Test

NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI)

neodissociation theory

neologistic jargon

neomammalian brain

neonatal asphyxia

Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale (NBAS)

neonatal drug dependency syndrome

neonatal imitation

neonatal period

neophenomenology

nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

Nernst equation

nerve conduction study

nerve growth factor (NGF)

nerve of Wrisberg

nerve–muscle preparation

nervous breakdown

nervous exhaustion

nervous impulse

nervous prostration

nervus terminalis

network analysis

network sampling

network therapy

network-analysis evaluation

network-memory model

neural conduction

neural constructivism

neural correlate

neural Darwinism

neural facilitation

neural induction

neural integration

neural irritability

neural parenchyma

neural plasticity

neural progenitor cell (NPC)

neural quantum theory

neural receptor

neural regeneration

neural reinforcement

neural representation

neural satiation

neural stem cell

neural substrate

neural synchrony

neural transmission

neuritic plaque

neurobiofeedback

neurocognitive testing

neurodegenerative disease

neurodermatitis

neurodevelopmental hypothesis

neuroeffector junction

neuroeffector transmission

neuroendocrinology

neurofibrillary tangles

neurofibromatosis

neurogenic communication disorder

neurohypophysis

neuroinflammation

neuroleptic malignant syndrome

neuroleptic syndrome

neurolinguistic programming (NLP)

neurolinguistics

neurological amnesia

neurological disorder

neurological evaluation

Neurological Evaluation Scale (NES)

neurological impairment

neuromatrix theory

neuromuscular disorder

neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)

neuromuscular junction

neuromuscular system

neuron (neurone)

neuron doctrine

neuronal cell death

neuronal differentiation

neuronal group selection

neuronal nicotinic receptor genes

neuronal regeneration

neuronal transmission

neuroparalytic ophthalmia

neuropathic pain

neuropharmacology

neurophysiology

neuroplasticity

neuroprotective

neuropsychological assessment

Neuropsychological Assessment Battery (NAB)

neuropsychological test

neuropsychology

neurosecretory cell

neurotensin (NT)

neurotic anxiety

neurotic character

neurotic conflict

neurotic depression

neurotic inventory

neurotic solution

neurotoxicology

neurotransmission

neurotransmitter

neurotransmitter receptor

neutral stimulus

New Age therapy

new-look theory

Newman–Keuls multiple comparison test

Newton’s law of color mixture

Neyman–Pearson theory

nicotine dependence

nicotine fading

nicotine replacement therapy

nicotine withdrawal

nicotinic acid deficiency

nicotinic receptor (nAchR)

nictitating membrane

Niemann–Pick disease

night blindness

night-eating syndrome

nightmare disorder

nightmare-death syndrome

nigrostriatal tract

ninth cranial nerve

nirvana principle

No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB)

no-suicide contract

no-treatment control group

nociceptive reflex

noctiphilia (noctophilia)

nocturnal emission

nocturnal enuresis

nocturnal myoclonus

node of Ranvier

noise abatement

noise pollution

noise-induced hearing loss

nominal aphasia

nominal classification

nominal group technique (NGT)

nominal realism

nominal stimulus

nominal variable

nominative self

nomological network

nomological validity

nomothetic score

non compos mentis

non-Duchenne smile

non-veridical perception

non-Western therapies

non-zero-sum game

nonaccidental properties

nonactional verb

nonadaptive trait

nonaggressive society

nonamnestic mild cognitive impairment

nonassociative learning

noncardiac chest pain

noncentral distribution

noncentrality parameter

noncommunicating hydrocephalus

nonconscious processes

noncontingent reinforcement

nondeclarative memory

nondecremental conduction

nondemand pleasuring

nondirected discussion method

nondirectional hypothesis

nondirectional test

nondirective approach

nondirective counseling

nondirective interview

nondirective play therapy

nondirective teaching model

nondirective therapy

nondiscriminated avoidance

nonepileptic seizure (NES)

nonequivalent-groups design

nonexercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT)

nonexperimental

nonexperimental research

nonfluent aphasia

nongenetic inheritance

nongonococcal urethritis (NGU)

nongraded school

noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)

nonintentional learning

nonjudgmental approach

nonlanguage test

nonlinear model

nonlinear regression

nonlinear relationship

nonlinear transformation

nonmonotonic logic

nonnutritive sucking

nonoffspring nursing

nonovert appeal

nonparametric regression

nonparametric statistics

nonparametric test

nonprescription drug

nonprimary motor cortex

nonprimary sensory area

nonprobability sampling

nonrandomized clinical trial

nonrandomized design

nonrapid-eye-movement sleep

nonreactive measure

nonreassuring fetal status

nonrecursive model

nonregulatory drive

nonresponse rate

nonreversal shift

nonsedating antihistamine

nonsense figure

nonsense syllable

nonshared environment

nonspecific effect

nonspecific urethritis (NSU)

nonspecificity theory

nonspectral hue

nonstate theories of hypnosis

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

nonstriate visual cortex

nonsyphilitic interstitial keratitis

nontraditional education

nontraditional marriage

nonulcer dyspepsia

nonverbal ability

nonverbal auditory agnosia

nonverbal auditory perception test

nonverbal behavior

nonverbal communication (NVC)

nonverbal intelligence

nonverbal leakage

nonverbal learning

nonverbal learning disorder (NLD)

nonverbal reinforcement

nonverbal vocabulary test

Noonan syndrome

noradrenergic receptor

noradrenergic system

norepinephrine (NE)

norm of reaction

norm-referenced test

normal aging (normative aging)

normal distribution

normal random variable

normal variable

normal-pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)

normalization principle

Norman and Shallice model

normative crisis

normative ethics

normative influence

normative male alexithymia

normative research

normative scale

normative science

normative social influence

normative-reeducative strategy

normosplanchnic type

North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity (NASPSPA)

nosological approach

not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI)

not otherwise specified (NOS)

not significant

Nothnagel’s acroparesthesia

novel antidepressant

novel antipsychotic

novelty preference task

novelty seeking

noxious stimulus

nuchal rigidity

nuclear complex

nuclear envelope

nuclear imaging

nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

nuclear schizophrenia

Nuclear Surety Personnel Reliability Program

nuclear warfare

nucleus accumbens

nucleus basalis magnocellularis

nucleus cuneatus

nucleus gracilis

nucleus of the raphe

nucleus of the solitary tract (NST)

nuisance parameter

nuisance variable

null distribution

null hypothesis

null hypothesis significance testing (NHST)

number-completion test

numerical ability (N)

numerical competence

numerical variable

numerosity perception

nurse practitioner

nutritional deficiency

nutritional disorder

nutritional rehabilitation

nutritional supplement

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