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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,

VISUAL EXTINCTION

a type of visual neglect wherein a formerly visible stimulant in one half of the visual field disappears whenever a

VISUAL MASKING

the effect of one visual stimulant making another stimulant invisible.

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.