OBJECTIVE SET
a gestalt psychology factor wherein the initial grouping observed in a demonstration based upon unbiased aspects, like spatial location, will…
OCCUPATIONAL CRAMP
painful muscle spasms, generally in the arm or hand, which inhibits the person from participating in their profession, like writing,…
O'CONNOR V DONALDSON
a 1975 lawsuit in the U.S. Supreme Court wherein it was established that people can't be committed against their will…
OCULOMOTOR NERVE
the third cranial nerve, that consists of both sensory and motor fibers and innervates most of the muscles correlated with…
OFF-CENTER BIPOLAR CELL
a retinal bipolar cell which is hindered by light in the core of its receptive region, but is aroused by…
OLFACTORY NERVE
the first cranial nerve, that carries sensory fibers regarding the sense of scent. It starts within the olfactory lobe and…
OLIVOPONTOCEREBELLAR ATROPHY
a gradually progressive neurological disease marked by degeneration of neurons in the cerebellum, pons, and olivary nucleus. Signs of such…
ONOMATOPOEIA
noun. the forming of a term whose sound copies to a comprehendible degree the sound of the thing or behavior…
OPEN CALL SYSTEM
a system of vocal correspondence wherein new vocalizations can be included throughout life. Whereas several songbirds don't often display alterations…
OPEN-CLASSROOM DESIGN
a classroom model which supplies a study climate based upon results of behavior-mapping methods, as opposed to the classical classroom…
OPERANT CONDITIONING THERAPY
a therapeutic technique which depends on the utilization of antecedents, action, and consequences.
OPHTHALMIC NERVE
a separation of the trigeminal nerve which mediates the feelings of the orbit of the eye, the anterior portion of…
OPIOID ANALGESIC
any opioid utilized clinically to lessen both the feeling of pain and the emotional reaction to pain. Commonly referred to…
OPPORTUNE FAMILY
people thought to be to be family to an individual, although they might not be related to that individual in…
OPTIC TRACT
the collection of optic nerve fibers following the partial decussation of the optic nerves at the optic chiasm.
OPTIMAL LEVEL THEORY
any theory which stresses living beings' strife to reach optimal levels of some attribute, like arousal or stimulation, tension, foraging,…