Our Unconscious Thinking About an Event

question 41

Multiple Choice

Our unconscious thinking about an event

• A)tends to be simple and direct,leading us,for example,to think of the event as familiar or preferable.
• B)can often be quite complex,involving several steps of reasoning and inference.
• C)can influence us in small ways but seems not to have larger-scale impact.
• D)is most influential with novel events;with familiar events,we react in a more reflective fashion.

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Definitions:

Recency Effect

is the cognitive phenomenon where the most recently presented items or experiences are more likely to be remembered than those presented earlier.

Superimposing

The process of laying or placing one thing over another, typically so that both are still evident.

Patterning

The recurring or organized arrangement of elements in a particular sequence or design.