Preconscious attention is characterized by the following EXCEPT:
A) lack of conscious awareness.
B) little cognitive capacity.
C) familiar and frequently encountered concepts, with well-learned memory representations.
D) highly controlled process.
E) concepts of low to moderate importance or involvement.

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Preconscious attention is generally an automatic and highly controlled process, meaning that it does not require much conscious awareness or cognitive capacity. However, it tends to involve familiar and frequently encountered concepts, which may have well-learned memory representations. Additionally, preconscious attention tends to involve concepts of low to moderate importance or involvement, rather than highly salient or important stimuli. Therefore, the only answer choice that does not fit this description is D, which suggests that preconscious attention is not highly controlled.

Preconscious Attention Is Characterized by the Following EXCEPT