When People Want to Suppress a Thought, the Deliberate Mind

question 134

Multiple Choice

When people want to suppress a thought, the deliberate mind works to ____.

• A)keep a lookout for anything that might remind them of the unwanted thought
• B)redirect attention away from the unpleasant thought
• C)"numb" the mind so that people do not think any thoughts
• D)"cover up" the unwanted thought with other, competing thoughts

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