Max is attempting to listen to his friend on the phone while watching a baseball game on television. This example illustrates the information-processing barrier of _____.
A) receiver apprehension
B) shifting attention
C) processing rate
D) information overload

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Shifting attention refers to the difficulty of processing multiple sources of information simultaneously and switching attention between them. In this example, Max is trying to listen to his friend on the phone (one source of information) while watching the baseball game on television (another source of information), requiring him to shift his attention between the two.

Max Is Attempting to Listen to His Friend on the Phone