Early Selection Theories of Attention Hold That the Bottleneck in Processing

question 6

Multiple Choice

Early selection theories of attention hold that the bottleneck in processing occurs ___________.

• A)prior to a brief sensory store
• B)immediately after the sensory store
• C)after semantic processing
• D)at response selection

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