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proactive
adjective
(of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
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pɹəʊˈæktɪv
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adjective
(of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens
adjective
Descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on events or stimuli or processes that occur subsequently
“Proactive inhibition”
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Proactive inhibition
Proactive interference
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