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- No-treatment control group : No-treatment control group refers to a group or condition in which the participants do not receive the treatment being evaluated in an experiment.

Noam Chomsky coined the term Language Acquisition Device (LAD ) to refer to the mental faculty that underlies the human ability to acquire language. Language Acquisition Device In Chomsky's theory, refers to the hypothetical construct possessed by all humans at birth enabling them to acquire language.

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- Noam Chomsky (b. 1928) : Noam Chomsky is to a Linguist whose nativistic explanation of language was instrumental in diminishing the influence of radical behaviorism.

Noble savage refers to Rousseau's term for a human not contaminated by society. He believed that such a person, would live in accordance with his/her true feelings, would not be selfish, and would live harmoniously with other humans.

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Nocebo effect is the adverse effect of a placebo.

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Nociception is the perception of pain; the activation of specialized nerve fibers that signal the occurrence of tissue damage. Nociceptor, likewise is the fiber that responds to stimuli that are damaging to the skin. Nociceptors is derived from Latin nocere, meaning "to hurt."

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Nociceptive pain refers to a type of pain which serves as a warning of impending damage to the skin, is caused by activation of receptors in the skin called Nociceptors.

Deutsch: Nozizeptor / Español: Nociceptor / Português: Nociceptor / Français: Nocicepteur / Italiano: Nocicettore

Nociceptors is derived from Latin nocere, meaning "to hurt." Receptors that serve as monitors to alert the brain to damage or threat of damage. They can be mechanical or chemical but are specifically activated by potentially damaging stimulation such as heat or cold, painful pressure or pricking, or chemical damage such as exposure to noxious chemicals.They are sensory receptors in the skin and organs that are capable of responding to various types of stimulation that may cause tissue damage.

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