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Outcome research

Outcome research is defined as a systematic investigation of the effectiveness of a theory of Psychotherapy or a comparison of techniques or theories of Psychotherapy, in contrast to process research.

Outdegree

Outdegree for nonsymmetric data, the number of ties initiated by the individual.

Outdoor therapy

Outdoor therapy refers to programs in which adolecent participants are placed by parents or custodial authorities to change distructive, disfunctional, or problem behaviors, through clinically supervised theraputic activities in outdoor settings.

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Outer ear

Outer ear refers to the pinna and the external auditory meatus.

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Outer hair cells

Outer hair cells. Please see Hair cells, outer.

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Outer segment

Outer hair cells refers to the part of the rod and cone visual receptors that contain the light-sensitive visual pigment molecules.

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Outgroup

Deutsch: Außengruppe / Español: grupo externo / Português: grupo externo / Français: groupe externe / Italiano: gruppo esterno

The outgroup is a group that people perceive as distinctively different from or apart from their ingroup.

In the context of psychology, an outgroup refers to any group with which an individual does not identify. This concept is critical in social psychology, particularly in the study of group dynamics, prejudice, and intergroup relations.

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Outgroup 'them'-

Outgroup "them" refers to a group that people perceive as distinctively different from or apart from their ingroup.

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