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Obedience Obedience occurs when you change your opinions, judgments, or actions because someone in a position of authority told you to. The…

Null Hypothesis Null Hypothesis is one of the confusing terms that most students really struggle with, so get comfy, grab a cup…

Novelty Preference The Novelty Preference refers to the fact that infants are more likely to pay attention to new objects or people…

Norms Norms are unwritten but understood rules of a society or culture for the behaviors that are considered acceptable and expected. For…

Normative Social Influence Sometimes people behave in ways just to gain approval from others, even if they don’t necessarily believe in what…

Norm A Norm is a rule or for acceptable behavior that is understood by people within a population. For example, wearing a…

Normal Curve A frequency curve where most occurrences take place in the middle of the distribution and taper off on either side.…

Nonverbal Cues Nonverbal cues are communication signals without the use of vocabulary. A facial expression of sadness would be an example of…

Nonprobability Sampling When doing research on a large population, it is often impractical to study every single member of the group. Instead,…

Nodes of Ranvier Nodes of Ranvier are small spaces or gaps between the myelin sheath (the fatty substance that coats the axon).…