The automatic, nonconscious mental processes that influence perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning are called:

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Implicit cognitions refer to the automatic, nonconscious mental processes that influence various cognitive processes, such as perceptions, judgments, decisions, and reasoning. These can include implicit biases and stereotypes, for example.

B) Schemas are cognitive structures that organize our knowledge and beliefs about the world and influence our perceptions and interpretations of new information.
C) Explicit cognitions, on the other hand, are conscious mental processes, such as deliberate thinking and reasoning. 
D) Attributions refer to the explanations we make for the causes of others' behavior or events in the world.

The Automatic, Nonconscious Mental Processes That Influence Perceptions, Judgments, Decisions