Regarding attention, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A)Divided attention may be thought of as a bottleneck in the flow of information from environment to perception.
B)As skills become more automatic, selective attention is more likely to occur.
C)Mastery of skills frees mental capacity and allows attention to be divided among larger units of activity.
D)Selective attention occurs because of a decrease in the actual number of sensory messages sent to the brain.

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As skills become more automatic, they require less mental effort and attention, freeing up mental capacity to attend to larger units of activity. This has been referred to as the "cognitive miser" theory, which suggests that people conserve cognitive resources by automating simple skills and processes. The other options are not accurate statements about attention.

Regarding Attention, Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE