Which of the following is an example of selective attention?
A) You notice that two employees are arguing in the company's quiet library.
B) You conclude that the person near the cash register is a sales clerk.
C) You assume that an employee is lazy because she works in a department with lazy people.
D) All of the above are examples of selective attention.
E) None of the above.

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Selective attention refers to the process of focusing on certain aspects of the environment while ignoring others. In this scenario, the person is selectively attending to the argument between the two employees while ignoring other stimuli in the environment. Options B and C do not involve selective attention as they are based on assumptions and conclusions, rather than selective focus on specific stimuli.

Which of the Following Is an Example of Selective Attention