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Thought Suppression (3 of 4)

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One way to improve your ability to avoid unwanted thoughts is to select a distractor thought or idea to focus on instead. For example, Wegner and colleagues found that participants were better able to avoid thinking of a white bear if given instructions to focus on a red Volkswagen instead.
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