As your friend reads her shopping list to you in her apartment,
you are aware that the radio is playing in the background. The fact that you remember what your friend said and not what the announcer on the radio said can be attributed to
a. short-term memory.
b. redintegrative memory.
c. selective attention.
d. constructive processing.
ANSWER: c
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