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VALUES LIFESTYLE GROUPS (VALS)

groups of consumers divided by their individual traits. Eight classifications of consumers are determined, based upon reactions to proprietary questionnaires.

VARIATE

noun. 1. reference: variant. 2. a specific value of a specific variant.

VASOCONSTRICTOR

noun. any drug or other agent which elicits blood vessel constriction so that the girth of the vessels is lessened.

VENLAFAXINE

an antidepressant which functions by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin; it is a member of the SNRI categorization.

VENTRODORSAL

directed or starting from the front to the back of the body.

VERBAL FLUENCY TEST

any of a set of examinations wherein involved parties are requested, within a limited time, to produce words which suit

VERGENCE

noun. a turning motion of the eyes. If they turn inward, the motion is known as convergence; if they turn

VESICLE

noun. a fluid-filled sac-like structure, like any of the synaptic vesicles inside axon terminals which consist of neurotransmitter molecules.

VESTIBULO-OCULAR REFLEX (VOR)

the indeliberate compensatory motion of the eyes which takes place to preserve focus on a visual objective in minor, short

VICARIOUS

adjective. supplementary or second-hand: applied, for instance, to the gratification supplied by observing the encounters of other people in television

VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALES (VABS)

an evaluation of a person's social and personal operating in four regions: correspondence, everyday living abilities, socialization, and motor abilities.

VISCERA

the organs inside any major body space, specifically those organs housed in the abdomen.

VISUAL AMNESIA

loss of the capacity to acknowledge or identify familiar items, published words, or penmanship merely by viewing it, because of

VISUAL CORTEX

the cerebral cortex of the occipital lobe, particularly the striate cortex. With regard to human beings, this takes up a

VISUAL ILLUSION

a misinterpretation of exterior visual stimulants which takes place as an outcome of either a pathological condition or a misperception

VISUAL RECOGNITION TEST

any test wherein involved parties are requested to identify a sequence of familiar items during one or more visual displays

VISUAL-SPATIAL ABILITY

the capacity to understand and idealize visual symbolizations and spatial associations in learning and in the carrying out of jobs

VITAMIN DEFICIENCY

absence of a vitamin required for typical bodily operations.

VOCAL-IMAGE VOICE

audible speech trends which have been electronically converted into visual trends which can be perceived by individuals with extensive hearing

VOICE DISORDER

any disorder which impacts the voice's pitch, volume, tone, or resonance.