As you sit reading this page, receptors for touch and pressure in the seat of your pants are sending nerve impulses to your brain. Although these sensations have been present all along, you were probably not aware of them until just now. This "seat-of-the-pants phenomenon" is an example of
A)selective attention.
B)selective accommodation.
C)sensory deceleration.
D)sensory gating.

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Selective attention explains why you were not aware of the sensations until they were pointed out; your brain was focusing on other stimuli, ignoring the constant pressure and touch sensations until attention was directed towards them.

As You Sit Reading This Page, Receptors for Touch and Pressure