Habitual behavior can be cued by recurring contexts that people do not always accurately identify as the triggers of their behavior.

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Neal and colleagues compare perceived and actual triggers of habitual behavior and report that recurring context cues can guide habits even when people’s own explanations emphasize other causes.

The study does not establish that all behavior is environmentally cued, that people are generally unaware of their habits, or that context alone determines whether a familiar response occurs.

This claim complements the existing habit-automaticity record. The manuscript’s language about making behavior “cheaper” is the Human OS interpretation of context-linked repetition.

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