VIBRATION RECEPTOR
a nerve termination which reacts to many different ranges of vibration frequencies. Vibration receptors have been recognized via histological analyses…
VIENNESE SCHOOL
a set of formative twentieth century practitioners of psychoanalysis, based in Vienna, who adhered to Freud's theories.
VIRTUAL PITCH
the low pitch of a complex noise. For a complex intermittent noise, the virtual pitch usually correlates to that of…
VISUAL CAPTURE
the propensity for noises to seem to come from plausible visual items, regardless of the real initiator of the noise.
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…
VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT
motion by choosing or intent conversely to automatic motions, like reflexes.
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…
VENTRICULAR SYSTEM
the network of ventricles and paths inside the spinal cord, brain, and subarachnoid cavity via which the cerebrospinal fluid filtrates…