Alex occasionally has self-doubts about his ability as a baseball player. His sports psychologist advised him that it is extremely important to banish these doubts from consciousness during games. Alex has found, however, that his self-doubts intensify following games. This is an example of:______.
Answer: The rebound effect of thought suppression.
Explanation: This is an example of
the rebound effect of thought suppression which is the tendency of a thought to return to consciousness with greater frequency following thought suppression.
