English Dictionary

white bear problem

名詞

The problem posed by ironic process theory, where (for example) explicitly trying not to think about a white bear makes one more likely to think of it.

日本語の意味

白熊問題：皮肉的プロセス理論に基づく現象で、例えば「白熊のことを考えないようにしようとすると、逆に白熊のことを考えてしまう」という状況を指す。

During the experiment, the white bear problem caused participants who were told not to think of a specific image to mention it repeatedly.

実験中、思考抑制の逆説により、特定のイメージを考えないよう指示された参加者はそれを何度も言及した。

意味（1）

The problem posed by ironic process theory, where (for example) explicitly trying not to think about a white bear makes one more likely to think of it.