Peetz, Lilian, L. (2022) Suppression induced forgetting: a correlational study on performance on the Think/ No-Think task with individual scores for repressive coping and dissociation. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Suppression induced forgetting (SIF) arises if the repeated recall of memories is consciously tried to block. One prominent way to investigate SIF is based on performances on Think/ No-Think tasks. Previous studies suggest that defense mechanisms as repressive coping and dissociation are correlated with SIF. Repressive copers are assumed to be better in thought suppression when directly instructed in an experiment than people without a repressive coping style. Furthemore, people with dissociative experiences are thought to be better in cognitive tasks compared to those without dissociative experiences. In the current study, undergraduate Psychology students were asked to take part in a TNT task. If the suppressed items of this task are less successfully recalled than the baseline items, it would indicate a SIF effect. To assess for repressive coping and dissociation, participants completed the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale (TMAS), the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (MCSD) and the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES). We found no statistically significant correlation for SIF and repressive coping and SIF and dissociation. We also did not find a moderating effect of repressive coping and SIF on dissociation. However, we observed a significant correlation between repressive coping and dissociation.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Wessel, J.P. and Jong, P.J. de |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Clinical Forensic Psychology and Victimology (FP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Sep 2022 10:42 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Sep 2022 10:42 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1441 |
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