The Ability to Selectively Attend to Incoming Sensory Information Is

question 169

Multiple Choice

The ability to selectively attend to incoming sensory information is believed to result from

• A)the inability of the brain to handle more than one message at a time.
• B)faulty transmission of neural impulses.
• C)the brain's ability to give some messages priority while putting others on hold.
• D)a mismatch between the sensory systems.

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