Participants in a Research Study Are Told That They Must

question 71

Multiple Choice

Participants in a research study are told that they must try not to think about a clown riding a unicycle.According to the theory of ironic processes of mental control:

• A)participants will devote far too much of their time and energy trying to accomplish this rather simple task.
• B)participants will successfully repress memories of clowns into their unconscious.
• C)part of the participants' minds will actively search for this clown.
• D)in suppressing this thought,participants will do poorly on simple cognitive tests such as addition and subtraction.

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