An example of ________ attention is making a decision about which stimuli to attend to when making a left turn at an intersection.
A) executive
B) divided
C) sustained
D) selective

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Selective attention refers to the ability to focus on a specific stimulus while filtering out irrelevant or distracting information. In this example, the driver must selectively attend to traffic signals, pedestrians, and other vehicles while ignoring nonessential stimuli such as billboards or background noise.

An Example of ________ Attention Is Making a Decision About