Originally Posted by niveK
Automatic != Unconscious. All functions are automatic to a degree because it's how the brain's wired to handle information, not how we choose to handle information. When I read something, I don't think "hey, I'll organize this information in my head based on correlations between the facts". When I produce ideas from that information, I don't think "let me see how many possiblities I can create from this information". My brain is wired that way. I am still consciously aware that I do stuff like that, though.