Karen is so used to driving to her boyfriend's house that when she is taking her little brother to softball practice early one morning, before she is fully awake, she finds herself driving to her boyfriend's house instead. This is an example of

a. judgmental heuristics.
b. counterfactual thinking.
c. controlled thinking.
d. automatic thinking.


Answer: D

Psychology

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a. Reject the null hypothesis with a sample of n = 23 participants b. Fail to reject the null hypothesis with a sample of n = 23 participants c. Reject the null hypothesis with a sample of n = 22 participants d. Fail to reject the null hypothesis with a sample of n = 22 participants

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a. retrieval. b. encoding. c. iconic processing. d. dishabituation.

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a. a set of abilities. b. a group of traits. c. a constellation of needs. d. a system of drives.

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