Category: O

A position in the philosophy of science that maintains that scientific concepts acquire their meaning in terms of publicly observable operations that can be measured.  

Objectives that are stated in measurable or observable terms.  

The definition of a variable in such a way that it can be measured.  

In educational psychology, a mental action that can be reversed, organization; reversibility. Any medical procedure or act performed on the body with instruments or by the hands of a physician or surgeon. In developmental psychology, those skills and thought processes that are experienced as one grows and develops, concrete operational period. The way in which…

Learned pain behavior that may respond to behavior modification respondent pain.  

Learning that occurs as a result of the consequences of a behavior. Positive consequences increase the frequency of the behavior, while negative consequences decrease the frequency of the behavior.  

The end result and the process for achieving this end. These goals are values clarification, decision making, and self-actualization.  

A response that is generated or modified through the expectation of a reward.  

A wound in which the affected tissues are exposed by an external opening. A contusion in which the skin is also broken, such as a gunshot, incised, or lacerated wound. A wound with a wide, open external gap.  

A system that is influenced by and is in constant interaction with the environment.