Suppose that you are watching a television commercial advertising a new car. The commercial's spokesperson is raving about how smooth the ride is and going bananas over what a great deal the car is. If you are half-asleep while watching the commercial, how will your automatic system process the claims?
A)Your automatic system will not process the claims at all (it will only process the images).
B)Your automatic system will process the claims simply as claims; you would need to use your conscious system in order to judge their (in)validity.
C)Your automatic system will process these claims as true; you would need to use your conscious system to override this assessment and doubt them.
D)Your automatic system will process these claims as false; you would need to use your conscious system to assess their validity.

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Your automatic system tends to accept information as true unless your conscious, analytical mind steps in to question or refute that information. When half-asleep, your capacity for critical thinking is reduced, making it more likely for the automatic system to accept claims without skepticism.

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