OPIUM ALKALOIDS
alkaloids stemming from opium, of which there are over twenty. The main alkaloid is morphine- others consist of codeine, thebaine,…
OPPONENT CELLS
neurons within the ocular system which depolarize whenever a specific stimulant comes on in the core of the neuron
OPPONENT PROCESS THEORY OF ACQUIRED MOTIVATION
a theory wherein a stimulant or occurrence excites a primary affective state, that might be enjoyable or not enjoyable and…
OPPONENT PROCESS THEORY OF EMOTION OPPONENT PROCESS THEORY OF MOTIVATION
postulated by American psychologist Richard Lester Solomon.
OPPONENTS THEORY OF COLOR VISION
any one of a category of theories depicting color vision on the premise of the behavior of mechanisms, that might…
OPPORTUNE FAMILY
people thought to be to be family to an individual, although they might not be related to that individual in…
OPPORTUNISM
noun. the capacity to exploit resources not accessible to other people. Species exposed to new habitats to manage pests frequently…
OPPORTUNISTIC SAMPLING
the choosing of participants or other sampling factors for an experiment or questionnaire essentially because they're readily available.
OPPORTUNITY CLASS
1. an educational program which supplies special-needs pupils with excellent academic instruction in a steady, reinforcing climate with all the…
OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURE
a matrix which correlates private traits to the social and cultural chances and choices which are accessible to a person…
OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER
in the DSM-IV-TR, a behavioral disorder of the younger years marked by repetitive disobedient, aversive or violent actions in the…
OPTIC APRAXIA
a handicap of the capacity to correlate gadgets and other items with the correlating behavior. People with it are handicapped…
OPTIC ATAXIA
incapacity to direct limb motions in the conditions where paralysis is lacking, visual or visuospatial handicap, and visual ignorance.
OPTIC CHIASM
the locale at the bottom of the brain where the optic nerves from both eyes meet each other. In humans,…
OPTIC DISK
the region of the retina where the axons of the retinal ganglion cells collect prior to exiting the retina to…
OPTIC NERVE
the second cranial nerve, that transports the axons of retinal ganglion cells and continues from the retina on to the…
OPTIC NEURITIS
swelling of the optic nerve, that might lead to abrupt, painful loss of sight in an eye.