The capacity for _______________ protects us in daily life from being overwhelmed by all the sensory signals impinging on our receptors.
A) sensory deprivation
B) selective attention
C) signal detection
D) anatomical encoding

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Selective attention is the capacity to focus on particular stimuli in the environment while ignoring others. This helps protect us from being overwhelmed by sensory information. Sensory deprivation refers to the absence of sensory input, signal detection refers to the ability to detect a specific signal among distractions, and anatomical encoding refers to the process of translating sensory information into neural signals. While these processes are related to perception, they do not specifically protect us from being overwhelmed by sensory stimuli.

The Capacity for _______________ Protects Us in Daily Life from Being