Thoughts or actions that occur without conscious attention are called , while those that occur through conscious, deliberative effort are called .

Thoughts or actions that occur without conscious attention are called "AUTOMATIC" while those that occur through conscious, deliberative effort are called "CONTROLLED".

Explanation: when we act or respond to stimulus without being conscious or thinking about our actions we do that as a result of automatic response by the brain. The brain stores a controlled response to a particular stimulus, and uses it to respond to that same stimulus without our conscious attention, in an automatic way. For instance when we touch a hot plate, we quickly remove our hand in an automatic way, without any conscious thought, because the brain has stored such event as a painful event that can damage the skin.

In a controlled action we think before we respond. The brain understand the stimulus first and now brings out a new or former response to such stimulus, with our conscious thoughts.

since learning about his learning patterns, logan has become very aware of the thoughts and feelings he experiences as he listens to the “internal chatter” of his patterns.