Jenny is preparing for an English test, and her brother is playing music loudly in the next room. She focuses on reading her English text books and ignores the music. In this scenario, Jenny is using _____.

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Selective attention refers to the ability to focus on certain stimuli while ignoring others, which is what Jenny is doing in this scenario by focusing on her English text books while ignoring the loud music in the next room. Regularization refers to a process of standardizing or making something more regular, countertransference refers to a therapist's emotional reaction to a client that may interfere with treatment, and cognitive dissonance refers to the discomfort experienced when holding conflicting beliefs or values. None of these concepts are relevant to the scenario described.

Jenny Is Preparing for an English Test, and Her Brother