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process > cognitive process > executive functions > inhibition
process > cognitive process > attentional process > inhibition

Preferred term

inhibition  

Definition(s)

  • An active process that reduces the level of activation of a memory trace and makes it less accessible.

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Synonym(s)

  • suppression

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Raaijmakers, J. G. W. (2018). Inhibition in memory. In J. H. Wixted (Ed.), Stevens’ Handbook of Experimental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience (pp. 251–284). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119170174.epcn108

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Werner, K. M., Inzlicht, M., & Ford, B. Q. (2022). Whither inhibition? Current Directions in Psychological Science, 31(4), 333‑339. https://doi.org/10.1177/09637214221095848

    [Study type: conceptual analysis, literature review / Access: open]

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  • Frank Arnould

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