The Process of Selecting One Stimulus or Task to Focus

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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:

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