Trying "not to think of a white bear" increases the tendency to do the opposite, because the harder people try to control a thought, the lesser successful they are. This is described in Wegner's______.

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This phenomenon is described in Wegner's thought suppression studies, which found that attempting to suppress thoughts often leads to an increased occurrence of those thoughts.

Trying "Not to Think of a White Bear" Increases the Tendency