inhibitory control
Stopping unwanted responses
Inhibitory control is the mental ability to suppress impulses, automatic responses, or irrelevant information in favor of more appropriate behavior.
It's what lets you bite your tongue instead of saying something you'll regret, or resist checking your phone during a conversation.
Psychologists consider it a core component of executive function, developing through childhood and declining in some neurological conditions.
His inhibitory control weakened after the second drink.
- self-restraintVoluntary impulse control
- bite your tongueRefrain from speaking
- child developmentHow young people grow
- delayed gratificationPostponing pleasure for benefit
- prefrontal cortexBrain's planning and impulse center
patience · cool your jets · self-monitoring · stop · willpower · error correction · default mode network · basal ganglia · mental effort · executive function · working memory · emotional regulation · suppress · addiction treatment · cognitive flexibility · decision-making · count to ten · delay
- self-controlrestraint, willpower, composure, moderation, temperance
- cognitive controlexecutive function, working memory, cognitive flexibility, self-regulation, updating
- attentionattention, focus, focused, attentiveness, focused attention
- focusfocus, concentration, attention, focal point, concentrate
- Brain Learningbrain research, brain science, neuroplasticity, brain plasticity, neural plasticity
- cognitive interferencecross-talk, cognitive load
inhibitory controlimpulsivity
Acting without considering consequences
disinhibition · impulsiveness · impulsive behavior · poor impulse control · compulsivity