Alex Occasionally Has Self-Doubts About His Ability as a Baseball

question 161

Multiple Choice

Alex occasionally has self-doubts about his ability as a baseball player.His sports psychologist advised him that it is extremely important to banish these doubts from consciousness during games.Alex has found,however,that his self-doubts intensify following games.This is an example of:

• A)the rebound effect of thought suppression.
• B)mental control.
• C)the overcompensation effect.
• D)the dynamic unconscious.

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Definitions:

Cognition

Gaining insight and knowledge through the processes of thinking, experiencing life, and sensory engagement.

Introspection

Analyzing one's own mental and emotional processes.

Empirically

Based on observation or experiment rather than theory or pure logic; grounded in real-world evidence.

Cognition

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses, encompassing processes such as attention, memory, reasoning, and problem-solving.