In Which of These Situations Would Automatic Processing Most Likely

question 52

Multiple Choice

In which of these situations would automatic processing most likely take over?

• A) A child who has just learned to read words tries to read paragraphs.
• B) An actor steps into the spotlight for the first time and reacts to the audience.
• C) A commuter tries taking a new route to work and gets caught in traffic.
• D) An experienced skier begins a route she has skied five times before.

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Definitions:

Motor Area

A region of the brain, notably within the frontal lobe, responsible for the control of voluntary movements.

Presbyopia

A common age-related condition where the eye's lens loses the ability to focus on close objects, necessitating reading glasses or bifocals.

Elasticity

The ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed, indicating flexibility and resilience.

Lens

A transparent structure inside the eye that focuses light onto the retina to form images.