Glossary I

Glossary I

Inhibited/Uninhibited children inhibited children show strong anxiety about novel and unfamiliar situations; uninhibited children show very little of this anxiety.

Inhibition refers to the condition in which performance and/or free expression is limited or blocked due to one psychological activity overlapping another.

Inhibition conflict is the notion that sober individuals (but not those who have consumed alcohol ) process cues inhibiting aggression as well as those relating to provocation, and so do not behave aggressively.

An Inhibitor in the psychology context refers to a psychological or behavioral mechanism that restrains, suppresses, or hinders certain thoughts, emotions, or actions within an individual's mental processes. Inhibitors play a crucial role in regulating behavior and preventing impulsive or undesirable actions. They can be both conscious and unconscious, influencing decision-making and emotional responses.

Inhibitory area refers to the area of a receptive field that is associated with inhibition. Stimulation of this area causes a decrease in the rate of nerve firing.

Inhibitory behaviour is a term from classical conditioning, it is related to the motivation and emotion associated with the end state in processing a message

Inhibitory conditioning is conditioning procedure in which the NS is associated with the absence or removal of a US.

Inhibitory control is the inhibition of behavior through involuntary and voluntary neuropsychological processes. At a voluntary level, this capacity is considered an executive function and connotes the volitional capacity to withhold behavior, particularly when invoking environmental contingencies are evident. Moreover, Inhibitory control is an ability to display acceptable conduct by resisting the temptation to commit a forbidden act.