The hyperaccessibility of suppressed thoughts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6200327 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel M Wegner (University of Virginia), Ralph Erber |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 903-912 |
| Publication date | 1992-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.63.6.903 |
| OpenAlex | W1980470712 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 111 |
| References cited | 22 |
The accessibility of suppressed thoughts was compared with the accessibility of thoughts on which Ss were consciously trying to concentrate. In Experiment 1, Ss made associations to word prompts as they tried to suppress thinking about a target word (e.g., house) or tried to concentrate on that word. Under the cognitive load imposed by time pressure, they gave the target word in response to target-related prompts (e.g., home) more often during suppression than during concentration
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