What Is the Current Status of the Bottleneck Theory of Attention

question 3

Multiple Choice

What is the current status of the bottleneck theory of attention?

• A) It is relatively accurate in explaining the functions of the executive attention network.
• B) It explains auditory attention, but not visual attention.
• C) It explains attention patterns in children, but not in adults.
• D) It is not flexible enough to explain human attention.

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