failure-to-inhibit hypothesis

a theory of cognitive aging that attributes attention and memory problems in older adults to their increasing inability to select relevant information and suppress irrelevant information when performing a cognitive task. [developed by U.S.-born Canadian psychologist Lynn Ann Hasher (1944– ) and U.S. psychologist Rose T. Zacks (1941– )]

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Psychology term of the day

January 13th 2025

prima facie

at first sight: on the face of things (Latin, literally: “first face”). Prima facie evidence is evidence that, although not conclusive, is considered sufficiently strong to support an inference of fact in the absence of evidence to the contrary.