Which of the following activities is correctly identified as either an automatic processing task or an effortful processing task?
A) memorizing a sonnet - automatic processing
B) estimating how long you have been studying English this evening - automatic processing
C) solving an algebra problem - automatic processing
D) driving a familiar route - effortful processing

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Estimating how long you have been studying English this evening is an example of automatic processing because it involves unconscious encoding of incidental information, such as the passage of time, without deliberate effort.

Which of the Following Activities Is Correctly Identified as Either