PSY 331 Chapter Notes -Thought Suppression
1 Apr 2014
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2 ways: explicit processing, conscious, typically effortful, typical intentional. Ex. complex math problem (takes time and energy) Implicit ok, explicit interrupted: explicit processing only interferes with explicit processing, not implicit. Ex. driving a car and talking with a friend at the same time, less likely to feel interrupted. Ex. but doing a math problem while talking with a friend can disrupt explicit actions. Thought suppression: attempting to prevent certain thoughts from entering consciousness. Report stream of consciousness for 5 mins while trying not to think of a white bear (suppression: ring a bell if they do. Next, same exercise, but they tried to think of the white bear (expression: within-subjects manipulation: all people did both expression and suppression, counter-balanced ( do expression 1st, do suppression 1st ) Suppressing the thought for the 1st 5mins caused it to rebound even more prominently into participants" minds later. Self-regulation hard to control our own thoughts.
