Suppressing with images

• Authors: Aneta Niczyporuk

Abstracts

EN

Research reveals a unique relationship between image representations and emotions. In this context, intrusive mental images could be especially unpleasant and distressing. On the other hand, because of their impact on emotions, images can serve as a support to self-regulation, including regulation of one’s own thoughts. In the article, a thought suppression strategy is proposed that uses images to fight harmful intrusions. This proposition is based on several research areas: studies on image representations properties, the “think/no-think” and the “white bear” thought suppression paradigms, and Lavie’s attention theory The strategy assumes the redirection of attention from unwanted content by using image representations in conditions of maximally freed-up cognitive control resources.

Keywords

EN

thought suppression; intrusions; cognitive control; load; image representations

• Publisher: Ośrodek Badań Filozoficznych - Centre for Philosophical Research
• Journal: Avant
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 10
• Issue: 2

Dates

published

2019

Contributors

author

Aneta Niczyporuk

• Institute of Sociology and Cognitive Science, University of Bialystok, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.26913/avant.2019.02.01

Biblioteka Nauki

2200241