In today's work environment, most people are doing multiple activities at the same time: checking emails on a phone while attending a meeting and eating lunch and jotting down notes for a proposal due the next day. Which of the following concepts is reflected by this type of activity?
a. automatic processing
b. working memory
c. implicit memory
d. divided attention
Ans: d. divided attention
Psychology
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