Glossary O

Orientation response refer to odily changes that prepare an organism to receive information from a particular stimulus.

Orientation to time is the awareness of temporal specification, such as time of day, day of the week, or year. Orientation to time is one of the functions assessed in a psychiatric mental status examination

Orientation tuning curve refers to a function relating the firing rate of a neuron to the orientation of the stimulus.

Orienting response refers to the automatic positioning of oneself to facilitate attending to a stimulus; an individual views a strong or unfamiliar stimulus, and changes in heart rate and brain-wave activity occur.

Origin is defined as the proximal attachment or point of attachment of a muscle closest to the midline or center of the body, generally considered the least movable part.

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Original sin refers to the idea that children are inherently selfish egoists who must by controlled by society

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Original word game is defined as a game in which adults teach children the names of words. Children point to an object and say, "What's that?" and the adult supplies the name.

Deutsch: Originalität / Español: Originalidad / Português: Originalidade / Français: Originalité / Italiano: Originalità

Originality in psychology refers to the ability to generate novel, unique, or innovative ideas, solutions, or perspectives that are not derived directly from pre-existing concepts. It is a key component of creativity, often associated with divergent thinking and the capacity to approach problems or ideas in unconventional ways.

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