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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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OUTCOME

noun. 1. the outcome of an experiment, remediation, interaction, or any other occurrence, for instance, a client's state following psychotherapy.

OUTCOME DEPENDENCE

a social scenario wherein one individual's results, consisting of the rewards or punishments encountered, are determined in totality or partially

OUTCOME EVALUATION

a procedure utilized to determine whether or not a program has attained its aforementioned objectives and had the favored effect

OUTCOME EXPECTANCIES

mental, emotional, and behavioral results which people consider to be correlated with future, or intended, actions and which are considered

OUTCOME GOAL

an objective reliant upon a cultural analysis of performance.

OUTCOME INTERDEPENDENCE

a social scenario wherein at least two people have shared influence over each other's results.

OUTCOME MEASURES

evaluations of the efficacy of an intervention on the premise of gauges taken prior to, during, and following the intervention.

OUTCOME RESEARCH

a step-by-step investigation of the efficacy of a sole form or kind of psychotherapy, or of the comparative efficacy of

OUTDOOR TRAINING PROGRAM

an approach toward leadership growth and team-building wherein workers are taken to an outdoor locale, like a place of wilderness,

OUTER NUCLEAR LAYER

the layer of cell bodies in the cones and rods within the retina. Commonly referred to as outer granular layer.

OUTER PLEXIFORM LAYER

the synaptic layer within the retina wherein connections are made between photoreceptors, retinal horizontal cells, and retinal bipolar cells.

OUTER PSYCHOPHYSICS

an effort to mandate the direct union between the tangible intensity of sensory stimulants and the intensity of the corresponding

OUTERCOURSE

noun. carnal activity, not geared toward intercourse, that might consist of reaching orgasm by manual manipulation of the genitalia or

OUTGROUP

noun. 1. essentially, any group that one isn't a member of or with which one doesn't identify, but especially a

OUTGROUP EXTREMITY EFFECT

the propensity to depict and assess out-group members, their behavior, and their products in very positive or very aversive manners.

OUTGROUP HOMOGENEITY BIAS

the perceptual propensity to presume the members of other groups are very much alike to one another, especially in comparison

OUTING

noun. exposed one's own or another individual

OUTLIER

noun. an extreme observation, measurement, or rating, that being, one which substantially differs from all other individuals attained. Outliers might

OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCE

a dissociative experience wherein the person imagines their mind, soul, or spirit has exited the body and is functioning or

OUTPATIENT

noun. a registered ambulatory patient who can be treated sans an overnight stay in a hospital, clinic, or other institution,