Thought Suppression Research Methods: Paradigms, Theories, Methodological Concerns
It is hard to provide an unequivocal answer to the question of whether or not thought suppression is effective. Two thought suppression paradigms - the “white bear” paradigm and the think/no-think paradigm - give mixed results. Generally, “white bear” experiments indicate that thought suppression is...
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| description | It is hard to provide an unequivocal answer to the question of whether or not thought suppression is effective. Two thought suppression paradigms - the “white bear” paradigm and the think/no-think paradigm - give mixed results. Generally, “white bear” experiments indicate that thought suppression is counterproductive, while experiments in the think/no-think paradigm suggest that it is possible to effectively suppress a thought. There are also alternative methods used to study thought suppression, for instance the directed forgetting paradigm or the Stroop task. In the article, I describe the research methods used to explore thought suppression efficacy. I focus on the “white bear” and the think/no-think paradigms and discuss theories proposed to explain the results obtained. I also consider the internal and external validity of the methods used. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3ba330fa8d5b4cfdb8df9ceacf44d3442022-12-22T04:06:14ZengSciendoStudies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric2199-60592016-12-0148124125110.1515/slgr-2016-0065slgr-2016-0065Thought Suppression Research Methods: Paradigms, Theories, Methodological ConcernsNiczyporuk Aneta0University of Bialystok, PolandIt is hard to provide an unequivocal answer to the question of whether or not thought suppression is effective. Two thought suppression paradigms - the “white bear” paradigm and the think/no-think paradigm - give mixed results. Generally, “white bear” experiments indicate that thought suppression is counterproductive, while experiments in the think/no-think paradigm suggest that it is possible to effectively suppress a thought. There are also alternative methods used to study thought suppression, for instance the directed forgetting paradigm or the Stroop task. In the article, I describe the research methods used to explore thought suppression efficacy. I focus on the “white bear” and the think/no-think paradigms and discuss theories proposed to explain the results obtained. I also consider the internal and external validity of the methods used.https://doi.org/10.1515/slgr-2016-0065thought suppressionthe “white bear” paradigmthe think/no-think paradigmexternal validityinternal validity |
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| title | Thought Suppression Research Methods: Paradigms, Theories, Methodological Concerns |
| title_full | Thought Suppression Research Methods: Paradigms, Theories, Methodological Concerns |
| title_fullStr | Thought Suppression Research Methods: Paradigms, Theories, Methodological Concerns |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thought Suppression Research Methods: Paradigms, Theories, Methodological Concerns |
| title_short | Thought Suppression Research Methods: Paradigms, Theories, Methodological Concerns |
| title_sort | thought suppression research methods paradigms theories methodological concerns |
| topic | thought suppression the “white bear” paradigm the think/no-think paradigm external validity internal validity |
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