When the stimuli in a task occur in highly predictable ways, an individual is often able to attend to both that task and another one at the same time. When this occurs, the processing of the first task is

A. controlled
B. automatic
C. top-down
D. bottom-up
E. sequential

Ans: B. automatic

Psychology

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