Strange as it may seem, you have run into the same co-worker four times today, in four different locations. You get a little nervous, wondering, is she following me? Your ability to unconsciously keep track of the number of times something happens to you is known as:

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Bender

5 November, 23:56

Strange as it may seem, you have run into the same co-worker four times today, in four different locations. You get a little nervous, wondering, is she following me? Your ability to unconsciously keep track of the number of times something happens to you is known as:

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Chace Howard · Answer 1

Automatic Processing

Explanation:

An automatic process is the cognitive process that does not require conscious thought and happens instinctively. The processes that require conscious thought are called controlled processes.

Here, I know that I have seen my coworker four times as a result of our self preservative nature we wonder whether the coworker is a threat.

Hence, the question here is referring to Automatic Processing