Question

How would automatic processing explain how you can walk all the way from one end of your college campus to the other and not remember anything you did or saw

along the way?

Answer 1

It is a type of memory that functions automatically without the need of prior thinking

Step-by-step explanation:

Automatic processing is an efficient-fast cognitive process, which neither requires important cognitive efforts, nor active attention by the subject. Thus, it can also be considered to be a type of muscle memory. Conversely, controlled processing refers to the tasks that are intentionally done, which impose a limitation on the ability to divide the attention between tasks. Some examples of automatic processing tasks include, among others, procedural (regular) tasks, motor skills, implicit biases, etc.