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Vividness

Deutsch: Anschaulichkeit / Español: Vividez / Português: Vividez / Français: Vivacité / Italiano: Vividezza

Vividness in the psychology context refers to the clarity, intensity, and richness with which mental images, memories, or sensory experiences are experienced or recalled. It describes how detailed, lifelike, and emotionally engaging these mental representations appear. In cognitive psychology, vividness plays a key role in understanding how individuals process, store, and retrieve information, especially in relation to memory, Imagination, and perception.

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Vladimir M. Bechterev (1857-1927)

- Vladimir M. Bechterev (1857-1927) : Vladimir M. Bechterev refers to a scientist who like Pavlov, looked upon all human behavior as reflexive. However, Bechterev studied skeletal reflexes rather than the glandular reflexes that Pavlov studied.

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Vocabulary

Vocabulary includes knowledge of the meaning of single words that represent objects and groups of objects, actions, and qualities of space and time.

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Vocalization

Deutsch: Vokalisierung / Español: Vocalización / Português: Vocalização / Français: Vocalisation / Italiano: Vocalizzazione /

Vocalization in the Psychology Context: The Power of Spoken Expression

In the realm of psychology, vocalization refers to the act of producing sounds, words, or utterances as a means of communication and self-expression. It plays a pivotal role in human interaction, allowing individuals to convey thoughts, emotions, needs, and intentions. This comprehensive exploration delves into the concept of vocalization in psychology, provides numerous examples of vocalization in various psychological contexts, offers recommendations for enhancing effective communication through vocalization, discusses treatment approaches for speech and language disorders, and explores related psychological concepts that shed light on the significance of spoken expression in human behavior and well-being.

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Vocational rehabilitation

Vocational rehabilitation (VR) is a set of services offered to individuals with mental or physical disabilities. These services are designed to enable participants to attain skills, resources, attitudes, and expectations needed to compete in the interview process, get a job, and keep a job. Services offered may also help an individual retrain for employment after an injury or mental disorder which has disrupted previous employment.

Vocational Rehabilitation Act

The Vocational Rehabilitation Act is a US Federal act passed in 1973 that prohibits federal government contractors or subcontractors from discriminating against the physically or mentally handicapped.

Voiced

Speech sound in which the vocal cords are vibrating during the production of sound.

Voicing

Deutsch: Stimmgebung / Español: Expresión vocal / Português: Vocalização / Français: Expression vocale / Italiano: Espressione vocale

In psychology, voicing refers to the process by which individuals articulate their thoughts, emotions, or intentions through verbal or non-verbal means, often within social or therapeutic contexts. It encompasses not only the physical act of producing speech sounds but also the cognitive and emotional mechanisms that shape how ideas are conveyed. Voicing plays a critical role in interpersonal communication, self-expression, and the negotiation of identity, particularly in settings where power dynamics or psychological barriers may inhibit open dialogue.

In general, voicing is a feature of sound production in which the vocal cords vibrate as air is released in the production of a consonant. Consonants [b] and [g] are voiced; [p] and [k] are voiceless.

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