As your friend reads her shopping list to you in her apartment, you are aware that the radio is playing in the background. The fact that you remember what your friend said and not what the announcer on the radio said can be attributed to
A)short-term memory.
B)redintegrative memory.
C)selective attention.
D)constructive processing.

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Selective attention allows individuals to focus on a specific stimulus while ignoring others, enabling them to remember what is deemed important, such as a friend's words, over background distractions like a radio announcer.

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