So much research has been dedicated to automatic thinking because

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The passage states that "it is pervasive and dominates much of people's mental life", highlighting the importance of automatic thinking and why so much research has been dedicated to it. Option A is incorrect because the passage does not suggest that automatic thinking always leads to mistakes. Option B is incorrect because the passage does not mention deliberate thinking about the social environment. Option C is incorrect because it suggests that controlled thinking is subordinate to automatic thinking, which is not mentioned in the passage. Option E is incorrect because the passage does not mention counterfactual thinking.

So Much Research Has Been Dedicated to Automatic Thinking Because