Glossary of terms used on this site
Glossaries
| Term | Main definition |
|---|---|
| motor skills |
Glossaries - Psychology
ability to move our body and manipulate objects |
| Multiple Intelligences Theory |
Glossaries - Psychology
Gardner’s theory that each person possesses at least eight types of intelligence |
| mutation |
Glossaries - Psychology
sudden, permanent change in a gene |
| myelin sheath |
Glossaries - Psychology
fatty substance that insulates axons |
| 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 |