Question

Which of the following statements about automatic processing or effortful processing is true?

Answer 1

B) It is the basis of semantic memory.

Step-by-step explanation:

Semantic memory is a type of explicit or declarative memory which is responsible for storing and recalling of general facts. It helps to store general knowledge that one learned as he/she grows in live. It serves as a basis for automatic processing since it does not only responsible for storing and recalling specific knowledge.

Answer 2

C. Automatic processing requires little mental effort

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the answers provided above, we can say that the statement that is true in regards to automatic processing is that automatic processing requires little mental effort. Mainly because it has been designed so that it follows the same rigid linear process every time, without the need for manual input. Thus taking all the effort away that would otherwise be needed to acquire the same output.