Wegner (1997)asked People to Think About Anything They Wanted Other

question 58

Multiple Choice

Wegner (1997) asked people to think about anything they wanted other than white bears,and to note any time that they did think of them.What effect did these instructions have on people's thoughts once they stopped trying to suppress thoughts of white bears and were able to think about anything at all?

• A) They did not think of white bears.
• B) They occasionally thought of white bears.
• C) They thought of white bears less often than those that had not been instructed to suppress thoughts of white bears.
• D) They thought of white bears more often than those that had not been instructed to suppress thoughts of white bears.