If you are mindlessly flipping through channels while focused on the conversation you're having with you friend, you are consuming television messages in

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When mindlessly flipping through channels while focused on a conversation, you are in the automatic state. This is characterized by minimal attention, passive reception of messages, and a lack of conscious awareness of the messages being consumed.

If You Are Mindlessly Flipping Through Channels While Focused on the Conversation