Ignorance May Be Bliss, But Thought Suppression Promotes Superficial Cognitive Processing |
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Authors: | Christopher G. Beevers Walter D. Scott |
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Affiliation: | a University of Miami;b University of Wyoming |
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Abstract: | This study examined the impact of thought suppression on the quality of cognitive processing and self-reported mood. While completing a stream-of-consciousness task about two topics sequentially, participants were either instructed to suppress negative thoughts or were given no suppression instructions. Computer-based content analyses indicated that thought suppression led to significantly less causal reasoning and discrepancy seeking. However, the suppression of negative thoughts also resulted in a more positive mood. Results suggest that thought suppression can improve mood but it comes with the cognitive cost of superficial processing. |
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Keywords: | Key Words: thought suppression cognitive processing mental control |
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