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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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OLSAT

acronym form of: the Otis-Lennon school ability test.

OMBUDSMAN

noun. an individual or program accountable for examining customer grievances and complaints, and functioning as a customer advocate in solving

OMEGA SQUARED

a gauge of the magnitude of correlation based upon the proportion of variance of one gauging predictable from variance in

OMNIBUS TEST

a statistical examination of magnitude wherein at least three conditions are contrasted at the same time or wherein there are

OMNIPOTENCE

noun. in psychology, the delusion that one can personally direct, or manage, reality exterior to one's self through solely through

ON CELLS (ON CELLS)

neurons within the visual system, specifically the retina, which depolarize whenever the retina is aroused by light onset.

ON RESPONSE

the depolarization of a neuron within the visual system which takes place in reaction to light segments. Neurons with on

ON-CENTER BIPOLAR CELL

a retinal bipolar cell which is aroused by light in the core of its recep tive region but is hindered

ON-CENTER GANGLION CELL

a retinal ganglion cell which is aroused by light in the core of its receptive region but is hindered by

ON-CENTEROFF-SURROUND

referring to a concentric receptive region wherein arousal of the core arouses the neuron of attention, whereas arousal of the

ONCOLOGY

the examination and remediation of non-cancerous and cancerous tumors. This department of medicine and of behavioral or populace sciences entails

ONDANSETRON

a serotonin antagonist residing at the 5-H'F. A serotonin receptor which is utilized for the inhibition and remediation of nausea

ONE-GROUP PRE-POST DESIGN

a model operated prior to experiements, wherein the responses of only one set of participants are gauged prior to and

ONEIRISM

a dream-like condition in a state of being awake.

ONEIRODYNIA

a type of dreaming marked by nightmares or unfavorable dreams.

ONEIROMANCY

noun. the concept or practice of determining predictions of the future from dreams.

ONEIROPHRENIA

initially explained by American psychiatrist Ladislas von Meduna, a dream-like, hallucinatory condition appearing like to schizophrenia in specific symptoms, like

ONE-JUROR VERDICT THEORY

an technique, at times utilized during the jury selection procedure which consists of determining among prospective jurors a possible leader

ONE-SHOT CASE STUDY

a research model wherein a sole group is viewed only one time after some occurrence was assumed to have been

ONE-SIDED MESSAGE

a message consisting of arguments which solely advocate one side of a problem. It is compared with a two-sided message,