Marisa Has Just Sat Through Three Class Lectures at School

question 146

Multiple Choice

Marisa has just sat through three class lectures at school, and now heads to a fourth, due in ten minutes' time. She found that halfway through her third class, she was having a hard time paying attention. This was most probably due to:

• A) attention economy
• B) sleep deficits
• C) sensory overload
• D) active filtering
• E) conscious inattention

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