inhibitory control

collocation in English

meaningsofinhibitoryandcontrol

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inhibitory
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈhɪb.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ɪnˈhɪb.ɪ.tɔːr.i/
medical,biologyspecialized
with the effect or function of inhibiting (= stopping or slowing down) ...
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control
noun
uk
/kənˈtrəʊl/us
/kənˈtroʊl/
the act of controlling something or someone, or the power to ...
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(Definition ofinhibitoryandcontrolfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofinhibitory control

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The present series of studies extends this finding by identifying the degree and type ofinhibitorycontrol for which bilingual children demonstrate this advantage.
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The mechanism involved requires scrutiny when considering specific operational measures ofinhibitorycontrol, impulsivity, and the like.
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The most vivid meanings ofinhibitorycontrolderived from experiences in which it appeared absent.
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These regions are critically involved in error monitoring,inhibitorycontrol, response generation and mental speed, as well as affect regulation.
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The anterior cingulate also showed overactivity in patients and there was reduced activity in frontal circuits related toinhibitorycontrol.
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Emotional bias andinhibitorycontrolprocesses in mania and depression.
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The most strongly associated component may be faulty response suppression or executiveinhibitorycontrol.
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Although often described as a single process, several studies suggest that cognitive and motorinhibitorycontrolrepresent distinct, although related, processes.
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Those with goodinhibitorycontrolshould show more heightened cardiac rate preceding the predictable blast than preceding the unpredictable blast.
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Nothing in the bilingual experience appears to benefit children in demonstrating this type ofinhibitorycontrol.
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Previous research has shown that bilingual children excel in tasks requiringinhibitorycontrolto ignore a misleading perceptual cue.
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Therefore, behaviorally inhibited children with lessinhibitorycontrolmay actually fare better than those with greater inhibitory control in the development of socially adaptive behavior.
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The interactions of anger withinhibitorycontrol, attention focusing, or impulsivity were not significant.
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Abnormalities ofinhibitorycontrolcould follow directly from genetically determined changes in the microstructure and metabolism of the brain.
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Isinhibitorycontrolirrelevant as a mechanism in codeswitching?
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It proposes aninhibitorycontrolmodel to explain how bilinguals control their two languages systems.
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Mathematically, there is no reason to reject aninhibitorycontrolmodel.
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Therefore, if bilingualism influences the development ofinhibitorycontrolin children, the results would be an important contribution to understanding an essential developmental process.
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The result of the child's genetic constitution may then be an environment that fails to encourage either cognitive development or the learning ofinhibitorycontrol.
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Such automatic activation is most apparent wheninhibitorycontrolis lacking, either following brain insult or during early infancy.
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