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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

VARIETY

noun. 1. With regard to biological taxonomy, a sub-class of a species consisting of those members of the species which

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,

VISUAL EVOKED POTENTIAL (VEP)

an electric potential documented from the scalp lying overtop the visual cortex in reaction to visual arousal.

VISUAL LEARNING

Conditioning or learning which relies on visual signs or objects. It is believed that the brain center for visual learning

VISUAL STIMULATION

arousal via light which elicits a reaction within the receptor cells inside the retina.

VISUOSPATIAL AGNOSIA

a disorder of spatial orientation, that might be challenged or examined by assessing the person's ability to identify items or