A teacher is working in a classroom of chattering second graders. Although the teacher is conversing with Lisa, he notices when Tim says to Aaron, "Cut it out, or I'm telling
" Assuming there is no difference in the volume of Tim's remark, how is the teacher able to pick out Tim's message from all of the other messages going on in the room? Choose the best answer based on the evidence related to late selection theory.
a) The teacher processed unattended information that related to his goals
b) The teacher tuned his attention filter to Tim's remark.
c) The teacher was not really attending to the conversation with Lisa.
d) The teacher used early filtering because there was too much stimulation in the room.
A
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