According to the feature integration theory, in the preattentive stage:
A) the visual system senses all of the basic visual features in the scene, such as edge orientations, shapes, and colors.
B) the neural responses are all related to the features of a single object at a single location.
C) attention can be directed to different spatial locations and different features of perceptual objects.
D) the spatial location of a person's attention affects the speed with which the person can become aware of something and respond to it.

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Feature integration theory posits that during the preattentive stage, the visual system automatically and simultaneously processes various basic features of objects in the visual field, such as their colors, shapes, and orientations, without the need for focused attention.

According to the Feature Integration Theory, in the Preattentive Stage