The act of focusing on a specific aspect of experience while ignoring others is called
A)selective attention.
B)parallel processing.
C)subliminal perception.
D)sensory adaptation.

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Selective attention refers to the ability to attend to certain aspects of the environment while ignoring others. It is the process by which we focus on certain stimuli in our environment while filtering out other stimuli. This occurs at both conscious and unconscious levels.

The Act of Focusing on a Specific Aspect of Experience