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With a certain amount of practice, the process of driving becomes automatic.
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With a certain amount of practice, the process of driving becomes automatic, meaning that given a certain set of stimuli or cues, seasoned drivers would immediately give a certain response. For example, drivers automatically slow down when they see blinking rear lights on the car in front and brake when traffic lights turn amber. The process of automaticity also implies that no attentional resources have to be allocated to the task and that responses are executed without conscious intention or control. In other words, these responses become reflexes. However, if this is so, why is it that drivers frequently violate the expected responses to certain cues? An example would be to step on the accelerator when they perceive an amber traffic light when they brake on reflex most of the time. This is a question which can be analogized to the Stroop effect- just like the reading of a word...
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