A baseball pitcher knows that a batter often hits home runs when the pitch is on the inner half of the strike zone.The pitcher consciously tries to pitch to the outer half but,while distracted by a base runner,throws to the inner half and the batter hits a home run.Pitching to the inner half of the strike zone BEST illustrates:
A)thought suppression.
B)ironic processes of mental control.
C)the Freudian unconscious.
D)self-consciousness.

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This situation best illustrates the ironic processes of mental control, where consciously trying to avoid a certain thought or action can actually increase the likelihood of it occurring when under distraction or stress. The other choices are not as relevant or applicable in this scenario.

A Baseball Pitcher Knows That a Batter Often Hits Home