What is the purpose of selective attention? To allow you to ignore things that are important To pay close attention to whatever is most important To ensure you can give all stimuli your complete attention To ensure that all information is encoded into long-term memory To increase the capacity of sensory memory
Selective attention is the process of focusing on a particular object in the environment for a certain period of time. Attention is a limited resource, so selective attention allows us to tune out unimportant details and focus on what matters.
