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VISUAL FIELD SPARING

the degree to which normal vision is kept intact in a visually handicapped or deprived portion of a visual field,…

VISUAL ORGANIZATION TEST

any test which uses the establishment of visual, nonverbal stimulants.

VISUAL YELLOW

the bleached type of the photopigment rhodopsinoun. Commonly referred to as xanthopsinoun.

VITAL STATISTICS

information and statistics, often tallied by a government organization, on certain life occurrences within a geographic populace.

VOCABULARY GROWTH

the cultivation of vocabulary in kids. With regard to estimating vocabulary size, a differention is commonly drawn between receptive vocabulary…

VOCATIONAL COUNSELING, VOCATIONAL MATURITY

a developmentally mature and intellectual attitude toward matters of employment and professional choice. An individual with great vocational maturity is…

VOICING

1. the utilization of vocal cord vibrations to generate speech noises. 2. supplying expression to ideas, observations, and opinions via…

VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT

motion by choosing or intent conversely to automatic motions, like reflexes.

VOWEL

noun. 1. a voiced speech noise which is generated whenever the breath flow vibrating the vocal cords has uninhibited passage…

VAGINAL ORGASM

1. female orgasm reached via vaginal arousal. 2. With regard to formative psychoanalytic theory, the "mature, feminine" orgasm, in contrast…

VALUE JUDGMENT

an evaluation of people, items, or occurrences with regard to the values held by the viewing party instead of with…

VARIABLE-TIME SCHEDULE (VT SCHEDULE)

a schedule of stimulant presentation wherein stimulants are displayed, separately of any actions, at variant time periods. The value of…

VASCULAR SCLEROSIS

thickening of the blood vessels' walls, potentially correlated to hypertension. In audition, the condition can continue onto hearing loss, frequently…

VELAR T

of or associated with the soft palate. 2. designating a speech noise enunciated by the soft palate. 3. a speech…

VENTRICULAR SYSTEM

the network of ventricles and paths inside the spinal cord, brain, and subarachnoid cavity via which the cerebrospinal fluid filtrates…

VERBAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY

a type of behavior therapy, cultivated within the 1960's, which is based upon the standards of observational learning and conditioning…

VERBAL THOUGHT

a reasoning procedure which necessitates language and thereby symbolizes the merging of language and idea. Kids initially utilize language to…

VERTEX POTENTIAL

a brain potential documented by electrodes positioned at the skull's vertex.

VESTIBULAR SYSTEM

a system inside the body which is accountable for preserving posture, equilibrium, and the body's position in space, and plays…

VIBRATOR

noun. an appliance consisting of a minor electric motor which generates a vibrating action, utilized to arouse the genitalia and…