You Are a Senior in College, and You Have Driven

question 17

Multiple Choice

You are a senior in college, and you have driven to school at least 3 days a week for the past 4 years. You know your way to and from school well. This is an example of _____.

• A) Automatic processing
• B) Controlled processing
• C) The Simon Effect
• D) Voluntary processing

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Definitions:

Brain Area

Specific regions within the brain responsible for different functions and processes.

Vision

The ability to interpret the surrounding environment using light in the visible spectrum reflected by the objects in the environment.

Hearing

Hearing is the ability to perceive sound by detecting vibrations through an organ such as the ear.

Proximal Stimulus

The stimulus registered by the sensory receptors (e.g., the pattern of light hitting the retina), as opposed to the actual object or event in the external world.