OUGHT SELF
with regard to analyses of self-concept, a cognitive symbolization of a group of traits which one is obligated to have…
OVERACHIEVER
noun. an individual, like a pupil, who reach levels of success beyond their capacity as calculated and expected by aptitude…
OVERGENERALIZATION
noun. 1. a mental skewing wherein a person sees a sole occurrence as an invariable rule, so that, for instance,…
OVERREACTION
noun. a response, specifically an emotional reaction, which goes beyond an proper level.
OBJECT CHOICE
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the choosing of an individual toward whom libido or psychic energy is directed or pulled.
OBJECTIVITY
1. the propensity to base decisions and perceptions on exterior information instead of on subjective aspects, like private emotions, beliefs,…
OBSERVATIONAL STUDY
a study based upon direct viewing of partakers wherein the experimenter passively views the actions of the partakers without any…
OCCASIONAL CAUSE
with regard to the doctrine of occasionalism, an alteration in an organic or cognitive state which seems to cause a…
OCCUPATIONAL ERGONOMICS
a specialty region of ergonomics which tries to make work programs and procedures within specific professions more reactive to the…
OCULOVESTIBULAR RESPONSE
eye motions which arise whenever the head is moved. They're utilized to challenge the integrity of the reticular activating system…
OLFACTORY SULCUS
a groove on the exterior of each cerebral hemisphere, on the inferior region of the frontal lobe.
ONE-JUROR VERDICT THEORY
an technique, at times utilized during the jury selection procedure which consists of determining among prospective jurors a possible leader…
ON-TIME LIFE EVENTS
occurrences in life which arise at the common or predictable time in the life span for people of a chosen…