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  • Psychology

Background:

  • Inhibitory control is crucial for goal-directed behavior.
  • Existing literature shows ambiguity in defining proactive inhibition.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To differentiate proactive inhibition from reactive inhibition.
  • To propose a refined definition of proactive inhibition.

Main Methods:

  • Selective literature review.
  • Conceptual analysis of inhibitory control mechanisms.

Main Results:

  • Reactive inhibition is defined as the mechanism for stopping an action.
  • Proactive inhibition encompasses preparatory processes that bias the action-stopping race.

Conclusions:

  • Distinguishing proactive and reactive inhibition enhances clarity in research.
  • The proposed definitions facilitate comparisons across studies and paradigms.