"Deflect" does not suggest a mental process this would suggest that the thought never entered the mind, since it would be "deflected" from the mind and unable to be pondered.
Spider-Man killed a monster
Answer:
Independent
Explanation:
The way to solve this is to try to split up the sentence if different ways and see if part of it still makes sense.
If it does make sense then it's dependent, if not then it's independent.
Ex. of Independent: I am thirsty.
Ex. of Dependent: I am thirsty after I do exercise.