The Process of Selecting One Stimulus or Task to Focus

question 276

Multiple Choice

The process of selecting one stimulus or task to focus on and ignoring or minimizing others is called ____________.

• A) selective perception
• B) selective attention
• C) perceptual set
• D) selective processing

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Definitions:

Amygdala

A region of the brain involved in the processing of emotions, including fear and pleasure.

Language Control

The ability to manage and switch between different languages in bi- or multilingual individuals.

Left Hemisphere

The left side of the brain, which is typically associated with logical reasoning, analytical thinking, and language processing in most people.

Temporal Lobe

A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for processing auditory information and encoding memory, located beneath the lateral fissure on both cerebral hemispheres.