Eight-year-old Alisha is able to listen to her teacher and concentrate on what she is saying even when her friends are talking around her.Alisha can do this because of an improvement in:

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Selective attention refers to the ability to focus on one stimulus while ignoring irrelevant distractions. Alisha's ability to concentrate on her teacher's voice despite her friends talking around her suggests an improvement in selective attention.

Eight-Year-Old Alisha Is Able to Listen to Her Teacher and Concentrate