knee-jerk vs unconscious

knee-jerk

adj
  • Unthinking, not carefully considered, (nearly) automatic, spontaneous, easily predictable. 

noun
  • A sudden reflexive movement of the leg below the knee, as a reaction to a tap to the tendon just below the patella (kneecap). 

unconscious

adj
  • Without directed thought or awareness. 

  • Not awake; having no awareness. 

  • engaged in skilled performance without conscious control. 

noun
  • That part of mind that is not consciously perceived. 

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