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,…
VOICE-ACTIVATED SWITCH
an interface between a tool and the utilizer which is turned on by the utilizer's voice and is frequently useful…
VOLUNTARISM
noun. 1. with regard to psychology, the observation positing that human actions are, at least partly, the outcome of the…
VON DOMARUS PRINCIPLE
an explanation of schizophrenic thinking based upon the idea that the person interprets two things as exactly alike only because…
VYGOTSKY, LEV SEMENOVICH
Russian psychologist. Vygotsky attained his doctorate from the Psychological Institute in Moscow, where he remained a part of the research…
VALIDITY CRITERION
an exterior standard which is utilized to identify the trait which a tool is claimed to gauge and which is…
VANISHING CUES METHODOLOGY
a computer-aided training method modeled to teach new, complex knowledge to people with memory disability. The method takes advantage of…
VASOPRESSOR
1. eliciting constriction of blood vessels and thus, elevating blood pressure. 2. vasoconstrictor.
VENTRAL ANTERIOR NUCLEUS
a nucleus of the anterior thalamus which is recipient to incoming data from the basal ganglia and conveys links to…
VENTROPOSTERIOR NUCLEUS
a nucleus of the thalamus inside the brain which conveys messages to the main somatosensory region inside the anterior parietal…
VERBAL LEARNING TRADITION,
an attempt to unearth fundamental laws of learning by analyzing simple materials in controlled circumstances.
VERIFICATION TIME
with regard to analyses of cognition, a gauge of the time it takes for someone to imply whether a statement…
VESTIBULAR ILLUSION
a spatial disorientation because of incorrect vestibular data, after adaptation of a vestibular receptor.
VESTURED GENITAL APPOSITION
carnal activity wherein clothed people position their genital areas together and grind or rub them against one another, simulating sex.
VICIOUS CIRCULARITY 1
the logical problem which is displayed by specific types of self-referring paradox, like "This sentence is not true", and by…
VIRAL MARKETING
a type of Internet marketing wherein customers tell other customers about new items or services by transmitting e-mails either advocating…
VISCEROGENIC NEED
one of the main, physiological necessities which stem from natural procedures and generate physical satisfaction. They are inclusive of the…
VISUAL ASSOCIATION CORTEX
any of the visual regions inside the cerebral cortex which reside exterior to the striate cortex, inclusive of V2, V4,…