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backward inhibition: a standalone construct

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Cognitive psychology

inhibition of a recently abandoned task set, shown as slower performance when returning to a task after only one intervening task.

In cognitive psychology, backward inhibition refers to inhibition of a recently abandoned task set, shown as slower performance when returning to a task after only one intervening task. This meaning comes from Mayr (2000) in Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.[1]

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  1. Mayr, U., & Keele, S. W. (2000). Changing internal constraints on action: The role of backward inhibition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 129(1), 4-26. https://doi.org/10.1037/0096-3445.129.1.4

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