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VOCAL COMMUNICATION

correspondence via auditory signals generally created by a vibrating organ, like the larynx within the throats of mammals or the

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

the rehabilitation of people with cognitive or physical impairments or those who have been harmed or ill in effort to

VOL SCALE

a scale of subjective volume, gauged in vols. One vol is the volume of a 1000-Hz, 40-dBtone.

VOLUNTARY RESPONSE

An intentionally selected response to a stimulant which might necessitate a complex integration of excitatory and inhibitory urges with feedback

VROOM-YETTON-JAGO MODEL OF LEADERSHIP

a design which can be utilized by leaders in deciding how much they ought to permit followers to engage in

VAGINISMUS

a carnal dysfunction wherein spasmic contracting of the muscles surrounding the vagina happen during or directly before coitus, causing the

VALUE-EXPRESSIVE FUNCTION OF AN ATTITUDE

the role one's outlook can play in the demonstration of core values. An individual may take on a positive outlook

VARIANCE STABILIZING TRANSFORMATION

any of a category of transformations whose purpose is to terminate the union between the cell mean and the variance

VASECTOMY

noun. a surgical process for male sterilization wherein the vas deferens, that transports sperm to the urethra from the testes,

VELOCITY OF CONDUCTION

the speed with which nerve impulses progress along the axon of a neuron. Gauges by various methods dictate that axons

VENTRICULOATRIAL SHUNT

a surgically made pathway for draining cerebrospinal fluid from the brain's ventricles to the exterior jugular vein, as in the

VERBAL COMPREHENSION INDEX

on the Wechsler adult intelligence scale and other Wechsler tests, a subset of verbal examinations considered to gauge verbal knowledge

VERBATIM RECALL

remembering of the precise wording of verbal substance.

VERTICAL GROUP

a group made up of people who stem from various social classes.

VESTIBULE OF THE INNER EAR

is the empty space of the bony labyrinth which consists of the saccule and utricle and is linked to the

VIBROTACTILE MASKING

the interference of one vibrotactile stimulant pattern with another one which might happen if the two are shown in close

VIGILANCE

noun. a state of significant awareness and alertness guided by one or more group members toward the environment, frequently toward

VIRTUE

1. a trait or quality which has positive meanings within a specific culture and which is thought to be advantageous

VISUAL AGNOSIA

an incapacity to identify visual stimulants, like items. This might be because of a flaw in visual comprehension, or to

VISUAL COMFORT PROBABILITY (VCP)

a gauge of the acceptability of discomfort glare, computed as the percentage of users who are probable of finding the