You are about to take your psychology test when in the next room a nature video is being shown to another class. You focus intensely on reading and answering the test questions. When you look up a few minutes later, you realize that the video has stopped, and you hadn't even noticed. This situation illustrates your
A)sensory adaptation.
B)selective attention.
C)sensory gating.
D)selective accommodation.

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Selective attention explains this situation because it involves focusing on a specific aspect of experience while ignoring others, such as concentrating on a test and not noticing the video stopping.

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