When we observe a clock on the wall in order to check the time, our focus is on some crucial features of the clock-the numbers running around the circumference and the orientation of the hands pointing out from the center-but our sense is that we are taking in the whole clock while focusing on those features. This is called _____ attention.
A) location-based
B) feature-based
C) object-based
D) illusion-based

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This scenario describes object-based attention, where the focus is on the entire object (the clock) while still paying attention to specific features of it (numbers and hands).

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