Which of the following students provides the most complete and accurate definition for the term "attention"?
a. Josh: "Attention refers to a focusing of cognitive processing so that you can concentrate on about seven stimuli."
b. Maeve: "Attention refers to the active process of combining isolated stimuli into a meaningful whole."
c. Jenn: "Attention is a storage component that takes in all possible external stimuli and holds them for several seconds."
d. Igor: "Attention lets you concentrate your cognitive activity so that you can focus on information from your memory and your sensory world."
Ans: d
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