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PSYC20007_2025_SM2 Week 1: What is Cognition?
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Selective attention is:
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A.A. when you notice something in your peripheral vision.
B.B. limited. So if we focus on one thing, other things are unattended.
C.C. when you move your eyes to look at something.
D.D. when you attend to more than one thing at a time.
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Selective attention is the cognitive process that concentrates on a particular object or task while ignoring others, effectively filtering information. A closer look at each option helps clarify why:
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