During a Break from His Job as a Waiter, Barnardo

question 45

Multiple Choice

During a break from his job as a waiter, Barnardo begins to read Hamlet and is so engrossed in the play that he fails to notice the clattering of dishes all around him. This is an example of:

• A) sensory deprivation.
• B) selective attention.
• C) feature detection.
• D) absolute threshold.

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