In dichotic listening studies, it has been found that a participant usually notices when his or her own name is embedded in the ignored channel. This finding is considered evidence that
A)selection occurs late in perceptual processing.
B)selection occurs early in perceptual processing.
C)there is a separate cognitive system for name recognition.
D)recognition of familiar stimuli does not require attention.

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This finding suggests that some level of processing occurs even for stimuli that are supposed to be ignored, indicating that selection (deciding what to focus on) happens after some initial processing has already taken place, hence "late" in the perceptual process.

In Dichotic Listening Studies, It Has Been Found That a Participant