If a participant is shown a picture for a brief interval (30 ms),although they are not able to report the details of the picture,they are able to report the gist of what was in the picture.This suggests
A) we can focus our attention in as little as 30 ms.
B) our visual memory system is much faster than consciousness.
C) we can be somewhat conscious of something even if we cannot focus attention on it.
D) we only pay attention to things that are important to us.

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The ability to report the gist of a picture without focusing on details suggests that we can have a level of consciousness about the content without focused attention.

If a Participant Is Shown a Picture for a Brief