Hi,
That's a long response, but essentially correct.
In normal law (in flight mode) the roll mode is NORMAL not DIRECT.
It's more easily described as Neutrally Statically stable.
When turbulence tries to roll the aircraft, the aircraft will try to prevent this by maintaining the commanded roll rate (between 0 and 15 ⁰/sec).
So it makes no difference to the pilot whether you are flying level or rolling to a bank angle, you still have to make small "global" corrections.
That's why it's better to nudge the stick then wait.
Although if you watch the many YouTube videos, stirring the porridge is still commonplace.
Hope that helps.