In this week's lecture, we learned about automatic thinking (thinking that is nonconscious, unintentional, involuntary, and effortless) and controlled thinking (thinking that is conscious, intentional, voluntary, and effortful). We use both all the time. For example, when I drive a road that I am familiar with, I can arrive at my destination not even remembering the drive (automatic thinking). However, when I drive in a new city, I am very alert and conscious of everything I am doing (controlled thinking).

Therefore, your Discussion Assignment for this week is to...

(1)Describe a behavior that you engage in that is the result of automatic thinking. You must explicitly state why you believe this behavior is the result of automatic thinking. For example, this can be a learned behavior or a behavior influenced by schemas, priming, or heuristics.(4 points)

(2)Describe a behavior that you engage in that is the result of controlled thinking. You must explicitly state why you believe this behavior is the result of controlled thinking. For example, this can be a new behavior or a behavior influenced by the planning fallacy.(4 points)