Glossary N
Glossary N
Natural partitions hypothesis refers tothe notion that the world makes obvious the things that take nouns as labels, that is, that the meanings that nouns encode are natural chunks of meaning. That makes the task of learning nouns one in which the child must simply find the label - the meaning is provided outside of language . Compare Relational relativity hypothesis.
Natural reinforcers are reinforcers that are naturally provided for a certain behavior; that is, they are a typical consequence of the behavior within that setting.
Natural rights refer to the rights which, according to natural law theorists, individuals retain in the face of government action and interests.
Naturalism refers to an approach to field research based on the assumption that an objective social reality exists and can be observed and reported accurately.
Naturalist fallacy tis defined as the error of defining what is good in terms of what is observable. For example: What's typical is normal; what's normal is good.
According to G. E. Moore, Naturalistic Fallacy, is any argument which attempts to define the good in any terms whatsoever, including naturalistic terms; for Moore, Good is simple and indefinable. Some philosophers, most notably defenders of naturalism, have argued that Moore and others are wrong and that such arguments are not necessarily fallacious.
Related Articles | |
Acrophobia at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■■■■■■ |
Acrophobia refers to an abnormally excessive and persistent Fear of heights. - In this kind of phobia, . . . Read More | |
Arachnophobia at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■■■■■ |
Arachnophobia refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of spiders. Sufferers from arachnophobia experience . . . Read More | |
State anxiety at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
State anxiety refers to a temporary condition of dread or uneasiness stemming from a specific situation. . . . Read More | |
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is defined as Anxiety disorder which is characterized by the following:; . . . Read More | |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) refers to Anxiety disorder involving unwanted, persistent, intrusive . . . Read More | |
Depersonalization disorder at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Depersonalization disorder refers to Dissociative disorder in which feelings of Depersonalization are . . . Read More | |
Claustrophobia at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
Claustrophobia refers to the fear of closed spaces. - A person who has claustrophobia may panic when . . . Read More | |
Systematic desensitization at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■■ |
systematic desensitization refers to behavioral therapy technique to diminish excessive fears , involving . . . Read More | |
Hallucination at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Hallucination refers to an abnormal sensory experience that arises in the absence of a direct external . . . Read More | |
Culture-Bound Syndromes at psychology-glossary.com | ■■■ |
Culture-Bound Syndromes refer to recurrent patterns of maladaptive behaviors and/or troubling experiences . . . Read More |