OLFACTORY BULB
a bulb-like tail on the olfactory nerve in the anterior area of each cerebral hemisphere. This first synapse in the…
ON RESPONSE
the depolarization of a neuron within the visual system which takes place in reaction to light segments. Neurons with on…
ONE-WAY ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE
the statistical test of the probability that the means of at least three samples have been pulled from the same…
ONTOGENY OF CONSCIOUS EXPERIENCE
the growth origins of conscious sensory experience in an living being. With regard to humans, conscious experience can present from…
OPEN SKILLS
motor skills which are performed under a range of circumstances upon each event.
OPENNESS TO EXPERIENCE
a dimension of the big five personality model and the five-factor personality model which references single variants in the propensity…
OPERATIONAL SEX RATIO
the relative amount of females and males accessible at the time whenever reproduction might occur. In mammals with internal lactation…
OPINION GIVER
the job part accepted by a group member who usually expresses their ideas, insight, outlooks, and beliefs during group conversations.
OPTIC APRAXIA
a handicap of the capacity to correlate gadgets and other items with the correlating behavior. People with it are handicapped…
OPTIMAL ADJUSTMENT
the idyllic amount and quality of dealing with life or with a particular traumatic or distressing occurrence.
ORDINAL SCALE
a gauging system established in such a way as to show the rank ordering of partakers on the trait being…
ORGANIC DELUSIONAL SYNDROME
in the DSM-III, a state marked by the occurrence of significant delusions, generally possessing a persecutory foundation, which are generated…
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (OD)
the employment of criteria and practices pulled from psychology, sociology, and similar regions to the planned bettering of organizational efficacy.