PSY325H5 Lecture Notes - Test Anxiety, Ego Depletion, Thought Suppression
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Self-control the mental processes that allow people to override their thoughts, emotions, and behaviours to keep them in line with overarching goals people who score higher in narcissism, are more inclined to be impulsive buyers. Does order matter? it later on: the more you are trying to suppress a thought, more you will have. Expression after suppression: allowed to think of the white bear after they were told to suppress extremely high. Ironic effect of thought suppression: the more you are trying to suppress early, the more you think about it later. Expression before suppression: don"t have the same rebound. Delay of gratification people in bad mood and suppressive thought: more successful at suppression in the moment, but later on they think about it even more than people in a positive mood. Importance of delay of gratification predictor of gpa than iq is if your ego is depleted and you get a negative response: more likely to be aggressive.
