Problem:
Molly was in a meeting with her boss and accidentally made a mistake in explaining her work. Afterwards, Molly was upset when she thought about the mistake and kept telling herself, "just stop thinking about it." According to research on self-regulation, this strategy is most likely to have which of the following effects on Molly? Group of answer choices She will be able to consciously control her thoughts and stop thinking about her mistake. Trying to control the thought will lead her to actually think of the mistake even more. She will realize that this mistake was from her "prior self" and shift her focus back to the present. She will start to separate herself from the mistake and the event will be less distressing.