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O’Connor v. Donaldson

Object Assembly test

object cathexis

object constancy

object identity

object language

object learning

object of consciousness

object of instinct

object permanence

object relations

object relations psychotherapy

object relations theory

object-based attention

object-location memory

object-superiority effect

objectification

objective anxiety

objective competitive situation

objective elaboration

objective indicator

objective prior

objective psychology

objective psychotherapy

objective reality

objective reference

objective responsibility

objective scoring

objective self-awareness

objectivity illusion

obligate carrier

obligation schema

oblique rotation

observation coding system

observation delusion

observation hold

observational learning

observational study

observed variable

observed-score equating

observer memory

observing response

obsessional type

obsessive behavior

obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

obstruction method

obstructive hydrocephalus

obstructive sleep apnea

Occam’s razor

occasion setter

occasion setting

occasional cause

occipital cortex

occupational ability

occupational adjustment

occupational analysis

occupational biomechanics

occupational counseling

occupational cramp

occupational culture

occupational disease

occupational ergonomics

occupational health psychology

occupational interest measure

occupational neurosis

occupational norm

occupational psychology

occupational rehabilitation

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

occupational segregation

occupational status

occupational stress

occupational test

occupational therapy (OT)

oceanic feeling

ocular accommodation

ocular dominance

ocular dominance column

ocular dominance histogram

ocular dysmetria

ocular hypertelorism

ocular myopathy

oculocerebral-hypopigmentation syndrome

oculocerebrorenal syndrome

oculogravic illusion

oculogyral illusion

oculogyric crisis

oculomotor apraxia

oculomotor changes

oculomotor nerve

oculomotor nucleus

oculomotor palsy

oculosympathetic paralysis

oculovestibular response

odd–even reliability

oddity from sample

odds ratio (OR)

odorant-binding protein

oedipal conflict

Oedipus complex

off cells (OFF cells)

off response (OFF response)

off-center bipolar cell

off-center ganglion cell

off-center/on-surround

off-task behavior

off-the-job training

off-time life events

officer selection

officer training

officer-assisted suicide

old-fashioned racism

Older Adult Resources and Services

olfactory adaptation

olfactory brain

olfactory cilium

olfactory cortex

olfactory cross-adaptation

olfactory dysfunction

olfactory encoding

olfactory epithelium

olfactory eroticism

olfactory evoked potential (OEP)

olfactory hallucination

olfactory mucosa

olfactory nerve

olfactory receptor

olfactory reference syndrome

olfactory sense organ

olfactory stimulation

olfactory sulcus

olfactory system

olfactory tract

olfactory transduction

olfactory tubercle

oligodendrocyte

oligodendroglioma

oligohydramnios

olivary nucleus

Oliver–McFarlane syndrome

olivocochlear bundle

olivopontocerebellar atrophy

omega-3 fatty acids (omega 3s)

omission training

omitted variable bias

omnipotent therapist

on cells (ON cells)

on response (ON response)

on-center bipolar cell

on-center ganglion cell

on-center/off-surround

on-the-job training

on-time life events

one-factor analysis of variance

one-group pretest–posttest design

one-parameter model

one-person psychology

one-sample t test

one-sample test

one-shot case study

one-sided message

one-tailed hypothesis

one-tailed test

one-trial learning

one-way analysis of covariance

one-way analysis of variance

oneiro- (oneir-)

online self-help group

online social network

onset of action

ontogenetic fallacy

ontogenetic psychology

ontogeny of conscious experience

ontological confrontation

open call system

open class society

open head injury

open system theory

open-class words

open-classroom design

open-classroom method

open-door hospital

open-ended interview

open-field chamber

open-field test

open-label study

open-loop system

open-office design

opening technique

openness to experience

operant behavior

operant chamber

operant conditioning

operant conditioning chamber

operant conditioning therapy

operant learning

operant paradigm

operant response

operation span (OSpan)

operational analysis

operational definition

operational research

operational sex ratio

operational thought

operationist view of consciousness

operations research

operative knowledge

ophthalmic nerve

ophthalmoplegia

ophthalmoplegia externa

opinion testimony

opioid analgesic

opioid antagonist

opioid blockade

opioid dependence

opioid intoxication

opioid neurotransmitter

opioid receptor

opioid use disorder

opioid withdrawal

Opitz G/BBB syndrome

opponent process theory of acquired motivation

opponent process theory of color vision

opportunity class

opportunity sampling

opportunity structure

oppositional defiant disorder

optic radiations

optical flow pattern

optical illusion

optical projection

optical scanner

optimal adjustment

optimal apparent motion

optimal arousal theory

optimal distinctiveness theory

optimal foraging theory

optimal functioning

optimal outbreeding

optimal scaling

optimal stimulation principle

optokinetic effect

optokinetic reflex (OKR)

oral administration

oral contraceptive

oral gratification

oral personality

oral-aggressive personality

oral-biting phase

oral-receptive personality

oral-sadistic phase

oral-sucking phase

oral–genital contact

oral–lingual dyskinesia

oral–motor feeding problem

Orbison illusion

orbitofrontal cortex

order of magnitude

ordinal variable

ordinary creativity

ordinary least squares regression

Orestes complex

organ inferiority

organ transplantation

organic amnesia

organic approach

organic disorder

organic hallucinations

organic paralysis

organic retardation

organic selection

organic sensation

organic therapies

organic variable

organicity test

organismic model

organismic personality theory

organismic psychology

organismic valuing process

organismic variable

organizational approach

organizational assessment

organizational attractiveness

organizational behavior management (OBM)

organizational career

organizational citizenship behavior (OCB)

organizational climate

organizational commitment

organizational culture

organizational culture analysis

organizational development (OD)

organizational dynamics

organizational effect

organizational effectiveness

organizational efficiency

organizational hierarchy

organizational hypothesis

organizational identification

organizational justice

organizational politics

organizational psychology

organizational structure

organized offender

organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis (OVLT)

orgasmic dysfunction

orgasmic platform

orgasmic reconditioning

orgastic potency

oriental nightmare-death syndrome

orientation and mobility training (O＆M training)

orientation column

orientation illusion

orienting response

origin-of-language theory

orofacial apraxia

orofacial dyskinesia

orogenital activity

orthodox psychoanalysis

orthogenetic principle

orthogonal coding

orthogonal contrast

orthogonal design

orthogonal rotation

orthographic distinctiveness effect

orthomolecular medicine

orthonasal olfaction

orthopedic cane

orthopsychiatry

orthorexia nervosa

orthostatic hypotension

oscillator circuit

oscillatory interference model

osmometric thirst

osmotic pressure

osphresiolagnia

osphresiophilia

osseous labyrinth

Ostwald color system

Othello syndrome

other–total ratio (OTR)

Otis–Lennon School Ability Test (OLSAT)

otoacoustic emissions (OAEs)

otohemineurasthenia

otopalatodigital spectrum disorders

out-of-body experience

outcome dependence

outcome evaluation

outcome expectancies

outcome interdependence

outcome measures

outcome research

outcome variable

outer hair cells

outer nuclear layer

outer plexiform layer

outer psychophysics

outgroup extremity effect

outgroup homogeneity bias

outpatient commitment

outpatient services

outplacement counseling

output interference

ovarian follicle

over-the-counter (OTC)

overattribution bias

overclassification

overcompensation

overdetermination

Overeaters Anonymous (OA)

overexpectation

overgeneralization

overidentification

overjustification effect

overlapping psychological tasks

overlapping waves theory

overload principle

overpayment inequity

overregularization

overt homosexuality

overt integrity test

overtraining syndrome

overvalued idea

ovulatory cycle

oxidative stress

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