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.…
VAGINA DENTATA
with regard to psychoanalytic theory, the unconscious fantasy that the vagina is a mouth housed with teeth which can castrate…
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.
VERBAL AMNESIA
a loss of the capacity to recall words because of neurological disorder or illness.
VERBAL PARAPHASIA
a type of paraphasia marked by the including of words and sentences that aren't appropriate in someone's speech.
VERSTEHENDE PSYCHOLOGIE
German for: understanding psychology. an approach to psychology propelled by Wilhelm Dilthey, a German philosopher. Dilthey proposed that psychology was…
VESTIBULAR RECEPTORS
nerve cells correlated to the feeling and awareness of equilibrium, residing within the cristae of the semicircular canals and inside…
VIBRATION EXPERIENCE
a feeling generated by contact with a swiftly vibrating or pulsating item which arouses skin receptors. The vibration sense can…