The ______ theory of attention states that there is a very limited amount of information that can be attended to at one time;unattended information is blocked out.
A)filter
B)attenuation
C)schema
D)cocktail party

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The filter theory of attention, proposed by Broadbent, suggests that the attentional system acts as a filter, allowing only a limited amount of sensory information to pass through to conscious awareness, while the rest is ignored or blocked out. This theory emphasizes the limitations of our attentional capacity.

The ______ Theory of Attention States That There Is a Very