A golfer consciously tries not to pull his drive,but a camera goes off during his backswing and he ends up pulling his drive into the trees.Pulling the drive BEST illustrates:
A)thought suppression.
B)ironic processes of mental control.
C)the Freudian unconscious.
D)self-consciousness.

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This scenario is an example of the ironic processes of mental control. The golfer was consciously trying not to pull his drive, which represents his effortful or deliberate mental control. However, the camera going off during his backswing triggered an automatic, unconscious response to pull the drive. This illustrates how trying too hard to suppress a thought or behavior can actually lead to its manifestation. This phenomenon is known as the ironic processes of mental control.

A Golfer Consciously Tries Not to Pull His Drive,but a Camera