OLFACTOPHILIA
noun. carnal interest in and stimulation by body odors, particularly those from the genitalia region.
OLFACTORY SYSTEM
the basic structures and procedures comprised in a living being's identification of and reaction to odorants.
OMEGA SQUARED
a gauge of the magnitude of correlation based upon the proportion of variance of one gauging predictable from variance in…
ONE-SHOT CASE STUDY
a research model wherein a sole group is viewed only one time after some occurrence was assumed to have been…
ONTOANALYSIS
noun. a type of existential analysis which inquires upon the all-encompassing or universal nature of being.
OPEN-FIELD CHAMBER
an enclosed area wherein animals can move about while at the same time their ambulatory and defecatory behaviors can be…
OPERATING SPACE
explained by Canadian growth psychologist Robbie Case, the space in working memory which can be given to the carrying out…
OPHTHALMOSCOPY
noun. the study of the fundus of the eye using an ophthalmoscope. Ophthalmoscopy is additionally utilized to gauge refractive errors…
OPIOID DEPENDENCE
in the DSM-IV-TR, a group of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological indicators signaling that ongoing utilization of opioids in spite of…
OPPORTUNITY STRUCTURE
a matrix which correlates private traits to the social and cultural chances and choices which are accessible to a person…
OPTICAL ILLUSION
an unauthentic visual picture generated by either physical or psychological aspects.
ORAL STAGE
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the first phase of psychocarnal growth, occurring in the first year of life, wherein the…
ORDERED SCALE
a scale of gauging wherein the scaling units can be rated from tiniest to biggest.
ORGANIC VARIABLE
a procedure or condition inside a living being which mixes with a stimulant to generate a specific reaction. Commonly referred…
ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE
the basic character of the entire organizational surroundings as comprehended by those who are employed in it.