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VIBRATION ENVIRONMENT

surroundings wherein the oscillations of an operational vehicle in movement are conveyed to human beings by supporting handles, walls, floors,

VIDEOTAPE METHODS

with regard to clinical psychology and psychiatry, the utilization of videotape documentation of therapy sessions for therapeutic, research, or teaching

VIRILISM

noun. the existence within a woman of secondary carnal traits which are more commonly attributed to men, like large muscles.

VISION REHABILITATION

the rehabilitation of people with visual disability spanning from blindness to low vision. Services rendered are inclusive of functional evaluations

VISUAL AXIS

a straight line which persists from the surface focus point through the nodal point of the eye onto the fovea.

VISUAL FIELD

the extension of visual space over that vision is possible with the eyes kept in a fixed place. The outer

VISUAL NEGLECT

a type of sensory neglect wherein the person is not aware of half the visual field. This takes place most

VISUAL THRESHOLD 1

the minimum degree of arousal which can be identified visually. 2. any of the limitations for identifying a multitude of

VITAL CAPACITY

the lungs' ability to retain air, gauged as the maximal volume of air which can be breathed out following maximum

VIVIPARITY

literally, live birth: reproduction wherein the embryo grows inside the woman until a well-developed person emerges.

VOCATIONAL CHOICE

the choice of a job or profession. A realistic process of this type frequently starts during the teenage years, with

VOICEPRINT

noun. a digital picture of a voice, generated by electronic recording, which can be utilized for distinguishing and authentication reasons.

VOLUNTARY BEHAVIOR

actions which are aimed for in nature, conversely to reflexive actions.

VOODOO

noun. a synthetist religion, practiced primarily in the Caribbean, wherein west African customs of magic and ancestor praise are mixed

VAGINA DENTATA

with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the unconscious fantasy that the vagina is a mouth housed with teeth which can castrate

VALUE

noun. 1. the mathematical strength or amount of a variant. 2. a moral, social, or aesthetic standard accepted by a

VARIABLE-INTERVAL REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULE (VI SCHEDULE)

with regard to free-operant conditioning, a form of interval reinforcement wherein such displayed for the first reaction following the passing

VASCULAR DEPRESSION

a major depressive episode which takes place soon following the start or remediation of cardiovascular illness or which is presumed

VEGETATIVE SOUL

with regard to the ideas of Aristotle, the Greek philosopher, the form of soul possessed by plants.

VENTRICLE

noun. 1. an anatomical empty space inside the body, like any of the heart's ventricles. 2. any of the four