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Doing something that's normal/automatized for a situation rather than what's desired is known as:

a) perceptual errors
b) action slips
c) unconscious reasoning
d) false memories
e) incorrect attributions

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Final answer:

Action slips are when someone does something that's normal/automatized for a situation rather than what's desired.

Step-by-step explanation:

Doing something that's normal/automatized for a situation rather than what's desired is known as action slips. When the brain defaults to heuristics that produce a less-than-optimal result or even an incorrect decision, it is operating with a cognitive bias. Cognitive biases are patterns of quick thinking based on rules of thumb for drawing inferences, and they can lead to actions slips.

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