順じゅん向こう抑よく制せい

noun

proactive inhibition

Technical term in psychology and learning theory: when previously learned material interferes with the acquisition of new material. Contrasts with 逆向抑制 (retroactive inhibition).

See also: 逆向抑制

• 順じゅん向こう抑よく制せいが強つよいと、新あたらしい単たん語ごを覚おぼえるのに時じ間かんがかかる。

  When proactive inhibition is strong, it takes time to learn new vocabulary.

• 心しん理り学がくの授じゅ業ぎょうで順じゅん向こう抑よく制せいと逆ぎゃっ向こう抑よく制せいの違ちがいを学まなんだ。

  In psychology class, we learned the difference between proactive and retroactive inhibition.