As Uleman alluded to (alluded means suggested or hinted at), The evidence is growing (there is more and more evidence) that, as much as we like to think we can be in control of our judgement and behavior (we assume that on the surface we can decide how to judge or react to events or situations), in fact we are largely influenced by automatic cognitive processes that shape our responses to life experience (subconscious established attitudes may dictate how we react to external stimuli and this could be called "triggered response"). Hope this helps.