New Students Often Have to Concentrate Very Hard to Take

Multiple Choice

New students often have to concentrate very hard to take notes in class. They must listen to the lecture, pick out what is important, and focus their attention only on the classroom. As students gain experience, they can more easily identify what is important and what is not, they can often multitask, and they gain a deeper understanding of lectures. This example shows how students move from __________ thinking to __________ thinking as they gain experience in the classroom.

A) unconscious; conscious
B) random; systematic
C) automatic; controlled
D) controlled; automatic