Automaticity

<p>In the field of <a href="/facts/Psychology/duoqW7Sz">psychology</a>, automaticity is the ability to do things without occupying the <a href="/facts/Mind/Y5JhtFj4">mind</a> with the low-level details required, allowing it to become an automatic response pattern or <a href="/facts/Habit_(psychology)/qISaGCqe">habit</a>. It is usually the result of <a href="/facts/Learning/lehEKRjC">learning</a>, <a href="/facts/Repetition_(learning)/jGJ9BCY4">repetition</a>, and practice. Examples of tasks carried out by '<a href="/facts/Muscle_memory/wyhBa1Cx">muscle memory</a>' often involve some degree of automaticity.
</p><p>Examples of automaticity are common activities such as walking, speaking, bicycle-riding, assembly-line work, and driving a car (the last of these sometimes being termed "<a href="/facts/Highway_hypnosis/VKHsU4y0">highway hypnosis</a>"). After an activity is sufficiently practiced, it is possible to focus the mind on other activities or thoughts while undertaking an automatized  activity (for example, holding a conversation or planning a speech while driving a car).
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Automaticity