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Deutsch: Anfänger / Español: Principiante / Português: Novato / Français: Débutant / Italiano: Principiante

Novice in psychology refers to an individual who is new or inexperienced in a specific skill, task, or field of study. This term often describes the early stages of learning or development, where a person is acquiring foundational knowledge, behaviours, or abilities. In psychological contexts, novices are typically characterised by reliance on guidance, structured learning, and limited autonomy.

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NREM Sleep is the abbreviations of Non-rapid eye movement sleep which is a type of sleep that is divided into four stages. Usually about 75\% of the night is spent in NREM Sleep. Non

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NREM sleep (Non–rapid eye Movement sleep ) includes sleep stages 1 through 4.

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NSAID (Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) is a class of medications used to treat pain, fever, and inflammation. NSAIDs work by blocking the production of certain chemicals in the body that cause pain and inflammation, such as prostaglandins.

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NSE is the abbreviations of Nonshared environmental influence, an environmental influence that people living together do not share and that should make these individuals different fro

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NTP test is the abbreviations of Nocturnal penile tumescence test which refers to a study performed to evaluate erections during sleep that helps clarify the causes of erectile dysf

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Nuclear family is defined as a family consisting of a husband and wife and their children; a household grouping that includes the mother, father, and their children. Nuclear family is the most common form of family in Western societies, consisting only of parent(s) and child(ren)

Nuclear transplantation refers to a procedure in which the nucleus of an egg cell, which contains its DNA, is removed and replaced with the DNA from an adult cell.