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N., Sam M.S.

Sam holds a masters in Child Psychology and is an avid supporter of Psychology academics.
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OCTAVE EFFECT

with regard to conditioning, the phenomenon wherein an experimental animal, after encountering reinforcement at one noise frequency, will respond to

OCULAR 1

corresponding to the eye. 2. noun. A microscope's eyepiece.

OCULAR DOMINANCE

a reaction trait of neurons in the striate cortex. Several neurons react more vigorously to arousal by way of one

OCULAR DOMINANCE COLUMN

a vertical slab of straite cortex wherein the neurons are favorably reactive to arousal by way of one of the

OCULAR DOMINANCE HISTOGRAM

a graph which displays the magnitude of reaction of a neuron to a stimulant shown to either the right eye

OCULAR DYSMETRIA

incapacity to direct saccadic eye movements to targets. Eye movements might either land short of the target or surpass it.

OCULAR FLUTTER

a swift horizontal oscillation happening in both eyes whenever staring straight ahead. Flutter might additionally present following a saccade (flutter

OCULOCEREBRAL-HYPOPIGMENTATION SYNDROME

a genetic disorder characterized by eye anomalies, lack of hair and skin pigmentation, cognitive impairment, and spasticity. The cases examined

OCULOCEREBRORENAL SYNDROME

an X-linked recessive inherited disorder impacting male kids and characterized by renal-tubule malfunction, cognitive impairment, and optical disorders or dysfunctions,

OCULOGRAVIC ILLUSION

an illusory displacement of an item which might arise whenever the direction of gravity alters.

OCULOGYRAL ILLUSION

the obvious movement of a still slight light in a dark area because of vestibular nystagmus of the eyes whenever

OCULOGYRIC CRISIS

extended focus of the eyeballs in a sole position for minutes to hours. It might stem from encephalitis or be

OCULOGYRIC SPASM, OCULOMOTOR APRAXIA

a state wherein deliberate eye movements are disabled. Impacted people seem to have lost the capacity to move their eyes.

OCULOMOTOR CHANGES

a wide class of impacts elicited by modification of the visual surroundings, like the acclimation in movement trajectory which takes

OCULOMOTOR NERVE

the third cranial nerve, that consists of both sensory and motor fibers and innervates most of the muscles correlated with

OCULOMOTOR NUCLEUS

a nucleus in the brainstem which is correlated with either of the occulomotor nerves.

OCULOMOTOR PALSY

paralyzing of any of the extrinsic ocular muscles. This might be a consequence of injury to the muscle itself, the

OCULOVESTIBULAR RESPONSE

eye motions which arise whenever the head is moved. They're utilized to challenge the integrity of the reticular activating system

OD 1

noun. a colloquial name for an overdose, most frequently of an opioid or a sedative. 2. verb. to overdose. 3.

ODD-EVEN RELIABILITY

a way of examining the dependability of an examination by relating scores on the odd- numbered objects with scores on