According to the idea of "telling more than we can know," one reason that introspection is sometimes not an accurate way to learn about oneself is that

a. people have to be extremely self-aware to learn anything about themselves.
b. people must rely on controlled processes to effectively introspective.
c. mental processes are not observable, and therefore do not actually exist.
d. many of our mental processes occur outside our awareness.

Answer: D

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