Wegner (1997)asked people to think about anything they wanted other than white bears,and to note any time that they did think of them.What effect did these instructions have on people's thoughts once they stopped trying to suppress thoughts of white bears and were able to think about anything at all?

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This phenomenon is known as the rebound effect of thought suppression, where trying not to think about something leads to thinking about it more once the suppression effort is stopped. Wegner's study demonstrated that participants who were instructed to suppress thoughts of white bears ended up thinking about them more once they were allowed to think freely, compared to those who had not been asked to suppress such thoughts.

Wegner (1997)asked People to Think About Anything They Wanted Other