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Wegner’s theory of thought suppression has been applied in diverse research not the least in psychopathology (see Purdon, 1999; Wenzlaff & Wegner, 2000 for reviews). Some authors have found evidence of a rebound effect (Clark, Ball & Pape, 1991), whereas others found an enhancement effect during the suppression period (Lavy & Van den Hout, 1990; Trinder, & Salkovskis, 1994) but the effects have been unstable. According to Wegner’s theory (Wegner, 1994), paradoxical effects of thought suppression stem from so called monitoring processes triggered by the very intention of trying to suppress or avoid a certain thought. Monitoring processes detect mental content diverging from what is intended. These processes are automatic and thus unaffected by cognitive load, whereas controlled operating processes involved in following an intention, are. Thus, under cognitive load the output of monitoring processes tends to become more salient. |
