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1Inhibition Theory — is based on the basic assumption that, during the performance of any mental task, which requires a minimum of mental effort, the subject actually goes through a series of alternating states of distraction (non work) and attention (work). These… …
2INHIBITION — L’évolution du concept d’inhibition nerveuse est assez remarquable; presque dès l’origine, il fut appliqué à l’interprétation de phénomènes de complexités très différentes, relevant d’échelles d’appréhension du fonctionnement nerveux les plus… …
3Inhibition of return — (IOR) refers to the observation that the speed and accuracy with which an object is detected are first briefly enhanced (for perhaps 100 300 milliseconds) after the object is attended, and then detection speed and accuracy are impaired (for… …
4inhibition — index censorship, constraint (restriction), control (restriction), damper (stopper), deterrence …
5inhibition — late 14c., formal prohibition; interdiction of legal proceedings by authority; also, the document setting forth such a prohibition, from O.Fr. inibicion and directly from L. inhibitionem (nom. inhibitio) a restraining, from pp. stem of inhibere… …
6inhibition — ► NOUN 1) the action of inhibiting or process of being inhibited. 2) a feeling that makes one unable to act in a relaxed and natural way …
7inhibition — /in i bish euhn, in hi /, n. 1. the act of inhibiting. 2. the state of being inhibited. 3. something that inhibits; constraint. 4. Psychol. a. the blocking or holding back of one psychological process by another. b. inappropriate conscious or… …
8inhibition — 1. Depression or arrest of a function. SEE ALSO: inhibitor. 2. In psychoanalysis, the restraining of instinctual or unconscious drives or tendencies, especially if they conflict with one s conscience or with societal demands. 3. In psychology, a… …
9inhibition */ — UK [ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms inhibition : singular inhibition plural inhibitions 1) [countable/uncountable] a feeling of being embarrassed or not confident that makes it difficult to relax and do or say what you want to She had no… …
10inhibition — in|hi|bi|tion [ˌınhıˈbıʃən] n 1.) [U and C] a feeling of shyness or embarrassment that stops you doing or saying what you really want ▪ She had no inhibitions about saying what she felt. ▪ People tend to lose their inhibitions when they ve drunk… …