A police officer visits Ben and Heather's class to discuss safety rules. To attract the children's attention, the officer brings colorful balloons and lots of jars of bubbles for the children to blow. Later, Heather tells her parents all about the balloons and bubbles but cannot remember any of the safety rules the officer presented. Heather obviously paid more attention to what was:
A) salient.
B) relevant.
C) habituated.
D) vigilant.

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Heather paid more attention to what was salient, meaning the most noticeable or prominent features, which in this case were the colorful balloons and bubbles.

A Police Officer Visits Ben and Heather's Class to Discuss