“Roslyn, I feel blue,” Ward announced, flopping onto his sister’s bed. Without thinking, she automatically opened her arms and allowed him to snuggle beside her. “What’s happened now?”

He sighed dramatically, shaking his head. “It’s a little bit of everything and nothing all at once.”

What does the word “automatically” mean?

To happen without thinking

To happen quickly

To happen slowly and carefully

To happen hesitantly