PSYCH 104 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Maple Syrup, Counterfactual Conditional, Psych
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Classi cation of something by how close it is to a usual case. Someone you see says they"re gonna go play hockey, have maple syrup stains on their plaid lumberjack vest, and is drinking a beer, you"ll guess they"re canadian over nigerian almost every time. Judgements are based on an initial piece of information. Can be a big in uence in negotiations/marketing etc. Controlled thinking is essentially the opposite of automatic thinking: conscious, deliberative, etc, requires mental energy, limited capacity. Controlled thinking can sometimes override automatic thinking or impulses: counterfactuals. Although an example of controlled thinking, counterfactual thoughts are not always intentional or controllable. Trying not to think about something: monitoring vs. operating processes, ironically, sometimes the target thoughts become more accessible when trying to suppress them. People can also attempt to suppress their feelings (emotion suppression: suppressing thoughts or emotions can be bad for your mental health.
