VENTILATION CONDITIONS
Atmospheric conditions—primarily temperature, humidity, and air flow—constitute an important problem in industrial psychology and human engineering, since they have considerable…
VIGOTSKY TEST
A test of conceptual thinking in which the subject classifies blocks according to different characteristicsdeveloped by the Soviet psychologist L.…
VISIBILITY CURVE
A graph representing the sensitivity of the eye to different wavelengths of light. Two types of curves are usually constructed,…
VISIBLE SPECTRUM
The range of electromagnetic waves visible to the human eye.Our sense of vision is activated by radiant energy emitted or…
VISUAL DEFECTS
Common visual defects so often affect behavior and adjustment that they are usually included in the field of psychology. Most…
VOLUNTEER WORKERS
In recent years mental health clinics and mental hospitals have been using more and more volunteersnot only because of the…
VERBAL LEARNING
the procedure involved in learning about verbal stimulants and reactions, like letters, numbers, nonsense syllables, or words.
VERIFICATION
noun. the procedure of mandating the truth or correctness of something, specifically the utilization of unbiased, empirical information to challenge…
VESTIBULAR GLANDS
two couplings of glands positioned on either side of the vaginal orifice. Their secretions lubricate the vulva and vagina and…
VIRAL HYPOTHESIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA
the theory, initially postulated during the formative twentieth century, positing that psychoses seeming alike to schizophrenia are correlated to influenza…
VISUAL AREA
any of a multitude of areas of the cerebral cortex wherein the neurons are mainly vulnerable to visual arousal. Most…
VISUAL DYSLEXIA
a type of acquired dyslexia marked by many reading errors consisting of the supplementation or transposing of letters in words…
VISUAL INDUCTION
the impact that one visual stimulant or portion of the visual field can place on the comprehension of an adjacent…
VISUOMOTOR BEHAVIOR REHEARSAL
a rigorum of joining progressive relaxation and imagery for performance improvement.
VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE
a complication of diabetes mellitus characterized by bleeding inside the eyeball as a result of the rupture of retinal capillaries.
VOCATIONAL ADJUSTMENT
the extent to which a person excels in selecting the type of profession or job best suited to their abilities,…