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Automaticity: the state where a behavior becomes reliably…
Automaticity: the state where a behavior becomes reliably performed without conscious effort or willpower, typically achieved through repeated pairing of a cue with a response over 18-254 days
Why This Is a Definition
This definition establishes the precise semantic boundary of 'automaticity' by identifying its genus (behavioral state) and differentia (reliability without conscious effort/willpower). It distinguishes it from simply performing a behavior by specifying the cognitive mechanism of cue-response pairing and the specific timeframe of 18-254 days based on empirical research, which is central to the curriculum's understanding of habit formation.