Have you ever driven to a location only to find that when you arrived you had virtually no memory of your trip? If so, your driving was a(n) ________ process

a) automatic
b) hypnopompic
c) hypnogogic
d) controlled


ANS: A, Automatic processes occur when we do things in an "auto pilot" sort of way.

Psychology

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a. supramarginal gyrus. b. pons. c. adrenal medulla. d. reticular formation.

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