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VISUAL LEARNING

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

VISUAL SYSTEM

the elements of the nervous system and the non-neural apparatus of the eye which add to the comprehension of visual

VISUOSPATIAL FUNCTION

the capacity to identify the spatial facets of a shape or item in two and three dimensions.

VIVID DATA

information which are salient or imperative to a person. This information comprises observations, gathered either by direct or indirect sensory

VOCATIONAL APTITUDE

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

VOICE-ONSET TIME (VOT)

with regard to phonetics, the short moment which passes between the first motion of the speech organs as one starts

VOLUNTARY ADMISSION

admission of a person into a mental facility or other inpatient unit at their own request, in the absence of

VON RECKLINGHAUSEN'S DISEASE

an autosomal dominant genetic disorder wherein the typical anomalies are pigmented spots on the skin and tumors of the PNS.

VACUUM ACTIVITY

the event occurring of a fixed-action pattern during the absence of the usual exterior stimulant which elicits the pattern. This

VALIDITY GENERALIZATION

a quantitative summation of all empirical research pertaining to the validity of a specific gauging tool.

VARIABILITY

noun. 1. the quality of being subject to modification or differentiation of actions or feelings. 2. With regard to statistics

VARIMAX ROTATION

in factor analysis, a technique involved in orthogonal rotation which tries to enhance the amount of near-0 and near-1 loadings

VECTOR

1. With regard to matrix algebra, a matrix's column or row. 2. With regard to multivariate analysis, a 1-D display

VENTRAL ROOT

any of the spinal roots which transport motor nerve fibers and stem from the spinal cord ventrally on both sides.

VERAPAMIL

noun. Calcium-channel inhibitors.

VERBAL MASOCHISM

a sex-based disorder wherein a person gets satisfaction from hearing words which are embarrassing and offending and obtains sexual arousal

VERMIS N (PI

the median lobe of the cerebellum, that resides between the two cerebellar hemispheres.

VESTIBULAR NERVE

a separation of the vestibulocochlear nerve which transports nerve fibers from the vestibular system inside the inner ear; it is

VIBRATION

noun. An intermittent movement of an item, like a tuning fork, with a frequency which is generally gauged in hertz.

VICTIM

noun. 1. a person who is the object of another individual's aggressive, discriminatory, persistently hostile, or assaultive actions. 2. a