Research using the shadowing technique to study attention has led psychologists to conclude that
A)people cannot attend to more than one thing at a time, but are able to rapidly shift attention between two stimuli
B)people cannot attend to more than one thing at a time and are unable to rapidly shift attention between two stimuli
C)with practice, people can perfectly attend to two messages simultaneously
D)with practice, people can perfectly attend to three or more messages simultaneously

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Research using the shadowing technique has shown that while people struggle to attend to more than one thing at a time, they are capable of rapidly shifting their attention between two stimuli. This indicates a limitation in our attentional capacity but also a flexibility in how we can focus our attention.

Research Using the Shadowing Technique to Study Attention Has Led