The Process of Selecting One Stimulus or Task to Focus

question 276

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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