The first stage of information processing involves ________.
A) storing information in your memory banks
B) encoding information in memory
C) converting information from short-term to long-term memory
D) selecting some of the material bombarding our senses to think about and remember

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The first stage of information processing is called attention or perception, which involves selecting some of the material bombarding our senses to think about and remember. This is the process of taking in sensory information from the environment and filtering out irrelevant information. Storing, encoding, and converting information from short-term to long-term memory occur after the initial stage of attention/perception.

The First Stage of Information Processing Involves ________