Glossary O

Glossary O

Outgroup members are people who belong to a different group or category than we do.

Outpatient refers to a patient who is receiving ambulatory care at a hospital or other facility without being admitted to the facility.

Outpatient surgery is a surgery performed in the hospital or doctor’s office, after which a patient is allowed to return home. Inpatient surgery requires hospitalization.

Outpatient treatment refers to the treatment where patients are not required to stay overnight at the facility.

Output interference is a term used in Fuzzy-trace theory that refers to response competition in the form of scheduling effects and feedback effects, produced by the act of making responses.

Outputs in Equity theory refer to what employees get from their jobs.

Outside pressure is defined as the amount of psychological pressure placed on a group by people who are not members of the group.

Outsourcing occurs when management invites external contractors to undertake work that was previously done by in-house staff.