retroactive inhibition

retroactive interference

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psychol the tendency for the retention of learned material or skills to be impaired by subsequent learning, esp by learning of a similar kindCompare proactive inhibition

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Example sentences from the Web for retroactive inhibition

For a pair such as Viola and Perov, who have co-created work for decades, there is also precedent for retroactive co-authorship.
Why the Art World Ignores Wives|Jessica Dawson|March 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lavalle and his three pals allegedly pocketed a cut of the retroactive lump sum ofas much as $100,000 that each claimant received.
The 9/11 Scam: New York’s Disability Disgrace|Michael Daly|January 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the author of the more recent and definitive three-volume life, Robert Skidelsky, felt no such inhibition.
Niall Ferguson Responds to the Blogospherse|David Frum|May 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
What this may do is reduce the retroactive awards that folks get when they finally manage to get their disability claim approved.
Obama's Budget: Has He Gone Too Far, or Not Far Enough?|Megan McArdle|April 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST

In an all-girls class, he says, girls are encouraged to speak up without inhibition.
Classroom Warfare: Same-Sex Classes at Public Schools Ignite a Fight |Abigail Pesta|August 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
No plays should be given during the time of sickness, or during any inhibition ordered at any time by the city authorities.
Shakespearean Playhouses|Joseph Quincy Adams
Physical inhibition in the growth of the brain involves, on the mental side, feeble-mindedness and idiocy.
Psychotherapy|Hugo Mnsterberg
But not satisfied with this, she determined to be revenged on her husband by obtaining, if possible, his inhibition.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events|S. Baring-Gould
An inscription on a tomb, showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.
The Devil's Dictionary|Ambrose Bierce
Movements and contractions due to nervousness are entirely purposeless; they even defy the most earnest efforts at inhibition.
The Psychology of Singing|David C. Taylor

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