According to McClelland and others (2017) and Schmitt and others (2017), ________ attention involves action planning, allocating attention to goals, error detection and compensation, monitoring progress on tasks, and dealing with novel or difficult circumstances.
A) salient
B) relevant
C) executive
D) sustained

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The characteristics described in this question refer to executive attention, which involves higher-level cognitive processes such as planning, monitoring, and problem-solving. Salient attention refers to the ability to detect and orient towards stimuli that stand out in the environment, relevant attention involves focusing on information that is relevant to specific goals or tasks, and sustained attention involves maintaining focus over an extended period of time.

According to McClelland and Others (2017) and Schmitt and Others