Jerome Is Trying to Lose Weight

question 79

Multiple Choice

Jerome is trying to lose weight.His roommate keeps a stash of peanut butter cups in the refrigerator.Jerome has little willpower over his urge to eat peanut butter cups.Given the research regarding ironic processes,under what circumstances is Jerome is most likely to think about the peanut butter cups?

• A) if he tells himself not to think about them and is distracted by something else
• B) if he tells himself to think about them,but then is distracted by something else
• C) if he tells himself not to think about them and is not distracted by something else
• D) if he tells himself not to think about them over and over

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