Neurology

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VALENCE-INSTRUMENTALITY-EXPECTANCY THEORY

a theory of work motivation positing that the degree of effort put out by workers will rely on a mixture…

VENTILATION

with regard to counseling and psychotherapy, a patient

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…

TEMPORAL

adjective. 1. of or regarding time or the part it plays in some procedure. 2. corresponding or proximal to the…

TERRITORY

varies from home range in being a region which is actively protecting from personal space in being a geographic region.…

THEORY

a managerial philosophy which tries to integrate facets of Japanese management practices into American corporate society. It stresses participative decision-making…

THOUGHT

noun. 1. the procedure involved in thinking. 2. an idea, picture, opinion, or other result of thinking. 3. consideration or…

TIME-OF-MEASUREMENT EFFECT

an effect that occurs because of the cultural and historical impacts existent at the time a gauge is rendered. These…

TRACKING

noun. 1. the procedure involved in following a progressing item with the eyes or utilizing eye motions to follow a…

TRANSITIONAL EMPLOYMENT

a vocational rehabilitation program which places people with handicaps or those who are socially, economically, or otherwise impaired, in paid…

TREPHINATION

noun. a surgical process wherein a disk of bone is excised, generally from the cranium, with a circular tool having…

ULTRADIAN RHYTHM

any periodic variance in physiological or psychological operation recurring within a cycle of more than one day, like the female…

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…