Böcker av Sicong Liu

Guided by the ironic process theory and its extensions, the dissertation research aimed at (a)studying the thought suppression paradox in student athletes, (b) exploring the efficacy of anacceptance-mindfulness intervention in decreasing the thought suppression paradox, and (c)using working memory capacity (WMC) to explain individual differences on the susceptibility tothe thought suppression paradox. A total of 90 NCAA Division I student athletes were recruitedand randomly assigned to three conditions (i.e., suppression, control, and intervention). All theathletes performed a set of computerized complex span tasks (i.e., operation, reading, andsymmetry span), and then completed a task pair in each of the two thought-control phases (i.e.,amid, post). The task pair consisted of a thought-monitoring task and a two-color Stroop task.According to the condition assignment, each athlete applied a strategy for controlling the thoughtof a recent athletic failure when performing the task pairs, and his/her EEG was simultaneouslyrecorded. Results generally supported the existence of thought suppression paradox and theefficacy of an acceptance-mindfulness intervention in student athletes, although WMC failed toaccount for individual differences. Theoretical and applied implications are discussed.

This book summarizes the authors' latest research on narrowband interference and impulsive noise mitigation and cancelation, including (i) mitigating the impacts of NBI on synchronization;