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automatic processes  

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  • Definition Automatic processes are unconscious practices that happen quickly, do not require attention, and cannot be avoided. Analysis Imagine you are driving a very familiar route, such as your daily route to school, the university, or your work. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Psychology; Automatic Processes]

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