Which of the Following Can Be Thought of as a "Bottleneck

question 629

Multiple Choice

Which of the following can be thought of as a "bottleneck," or a narrowing in the information channel linking the senses to perception, that is, when one message enters the bottleneck, it seems to prevent others from passing through?

• A)selective attention
• B)sensory gating
• C)sensory adaptation
• D)subliminal attention

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