The ability to selectively attend to incoming sensory information is believed to result from
a. the inability of the brain to handle more than one message at a time.
b. faulty transmission of neural impulses.
c. the brain's ability to give some messages priority while putting others on hold.
d. a mismatch between the sensory systems.
ANSWER: c
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