Christine: Welcome to WatchMojo.com. I am your host Christine and today concluding our segment on memory, Dr. Angela Chan will share with us the psychology of thought suppression.
Dr. Angela Chan: Thought suppression is just a very complicated term by saying, well, try not to remember something. Now, imagine that if I tell you, okay, don't think of a white bear, don't, don't. Now, if I leave you alone, I guess that white bear thoughts is going to pop up once in a while, which if you didn't encounter me today, most likely you will ever think of a white bear unless you are a researcher in white bears or you just watch the documentary.
So, what kind of importance does this have in our daily like? Well, essentially, if you want to remember something, try to just say something positive, if you make an error, it's best to say, well, that's what we have to do to correct it, rather than saying don't.
For example, you will always forget to turn off the stove, the idea is well, it's not very useful to say, don't forget to turn off the stove, rather say, turn off the stove. So, use positive instruction and that would be very helpful. So, that can be applied when we teach our children, well, instead of saying, don't scream, perhaps well, I don't know if you ask them to scream louder, or just be quiet.
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