Neurology

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VESTED INTEREST

the degree to which an outlook item is viewed as being associated with an individual's material self-interest. It is presumed

VISUAL LEARNING

Conditioning or learning which relies on visual signs or objects. It is believed that the brain center for visual learning

VOCATIONAL APTITUDE

the individual skills and characteristics needed for excellent performance of the jobs comprised in a specific profession.

WEBER'S LAW

the law postulating that the strength and intensity required to identify modifications within a stimulant is correlated to the absolute

WORD FLUENCY (WF)

the capacity to list terms swiftly in specific classifications. The capacity is correlated to a portion of the brain anterior

ZOOSADISM

noun. a paraphilia wherein carnal stimulation and gratification are attained from the torturing an animal. This might happen via direct

TEMPLATE-MATCHING THEORY

the hypothesis postulating that pattern recognition progresses by comparing an input sensory arousal pattern to cognitive pictures or symbolizations of

TERRITORIALITY

noun. 1. an animal's defending of a particular geographic region from intrusion by other members of the identical species.

THEORETICAL INTEGRATION

the integration of theoretical ideas from various approaches to generate meaningful contexts which might assist in explaining the dynamics or

THORNDIKE-LORGE LIST

an formative and influential list of word frequencies within the English language, comprised in 1944. There have been a multitude

TIMELESS MOMENT

1. the infinitely minute dimension of the current instant as conceptualized by classical linear time. 2. an experience wherein one's

TRACE CONDITIONING

a process in Pavlovian conditioning wherein an unconditioned stimulant and a conditioned stimulant are divided by a persistent interval, with

TRANSIENT SITUATIONAL DISTURBANCE

a DSM-II classification for disruptions which, in the DSM-IV-TR, are categorized as adjustment disorders.

TREND ANALYSIS

any of many analytic methods modeled to reveal step-by-step alterations in a group of variants, like gradual linear development or

TYPOLOGY

noun. any study of a specific classification of phenomena into categories based upon typical traits of a personality.

UNILATERAL NEGLECT

a disorder stemming from injury to the brain's parietal lobe and marked by an absence of conscious interpretation of items

VALIDATION

noun. the procedure involved in identifying the correctness of a tool in gauging what it is made to gauge.

VENTRAL STREAM

a sequence of specialized visual areas inside the brain's cerebral cortex which begin inside the occipital lobe's striate cortex and

VESTIBULAR SACS

two sacs inside the inner ear, which, combined with the semicircular canals, make up the vestibular apparatus. The vestibular sacs

VISUAL MEMORY

the ability to visually recall images that have formerly been observed.