Even though you paid little attention to and did not intentionally try to encode how many times your psychology professor has worn a particular shirt, you can recall that he has worn that shirt five times this semester. This type of encoding information without intention is called ____________.
A)effortful processing
B)procedural memory
C)automatic processing
D)maintenance rehearsal

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Automatic processing refers to the unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as space, time, and frequency, and of well-learned information, such as word meanings. In this scenario, recalling how many times a professor has worn a shirt without intentionally trying to remember is an example of automatic processing.

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