PSC 152 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Thought Suppression, Cognitive Load, Intentionality
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Used for suppressing the unwanted thought, search for distractors. Trying to use distractor as a replacement for other thought. Used for checking whether the to-be-suppressed thought is resurfacing. This process signals when the unwanted thought comes to mind. Without ample resources/motivation, monitoring process makes us notice what we are trying to ignore. Operating process is effortful & thus is weakened under cognitive load or when motivation is relaxed. The operating process is weakened due to cognitive load, and the monitoring process continues to check for the unwanted thought, making it more accessible in our minds. The monitoring process is repeatedly priming the unwanted thought, making it more accessible. Results - recurring thoughts about what we don"t want to think about. Those told this often did overshoot the target. Don"t swing the pendulum in a sideways motion . Those told this actually often swung it sideways.
