Participants in a Research Study Are Told That They Must

Participants in a research study are told that they must try not to think about a clown riding a unicycle.According to the theory of ironic processes of mental control:

A) participants will devote far too much of their time and energy trying to accomplish this rather simple task.
B) participants will successfully repress memories of clowns into their unconscious.
C) part of the participants' minds will actively search for this clown.
D) in suppressing this thought,participants will do poorly on simple cognitive tests such as addition and subtraction.