Jason arrives at his friend's house party. He's been there countless time but among the crowded kitchen he immediately notices a brightly coloured new artwork on the wall. Which stage in the perception process is unfolding?

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Selection is the stage in the perception process where we attend to some information and ignore other information. In this scenario, Jason is attending to the brightly coloured artwork on the wall, indicating that he has already filtered out other sensory information present in the crowded kitchen. Therefore, the selection stage is unfolding.

Jason Arrives at His Friend's House Party