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 almost completely blocked and is not processed further except for some physical/acoustical properties.
A)filter
B)attenuation
C)schema
D)divided attention

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The filter theory of attention, proposed by Broadbent, suggests that information passes through a filter that selects information based on physical characteristics for further processing, while other information is not processed. This theory emphasizes the limited capacity of the attentional system to process information.

The ______ Theory of Attention States That There Is a Very