Wegner (1994)has a term for a situation in which we are concentrating so hard to avoid making an action that we actually encourage that action! For example,we are concentrating so hard to NOT miss catching a ground ball hit toward us that when the ball gets to our position,we miss it entirely.What does he call this?

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Wegner calls this phenomenon "ironic effects," where the harder we try to avoid a particular action, the more likely we are to perform that same action.

Wegner (1994)has a Term for a Situation in Which We