Lisa rides the train to work and always gets off at stop A. One Saturday she has to go into town, and she rides the same train she takes to work. She is supposed to get off at Stop F, but she starts talking to her mother on the phone and then gets off at stop A. What does this tell us about unconscious processing?

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This tells us that if Lisa is not consciously attending to where she needs to get off the train, she will rely on her habit of getting off at Stop A, even if it is not where she needs to go. This suggests that unconscious processing can guide our behavior if we are not consciously attending to it.

Lisa Rides the Train to Work and Always Gets Off