According to the filter model of attention,which of the following messages would likely by identified by the filter?
A)All messages selected by the filter
B)All messages within earshot
C)A message with an unfamiliar foreign accent
D)All sensory messages

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The filter model of attention proposes that there is a limit to how much information can be processed by the brain, and so we must selectively attend to certain information and filter out the rest. One factor that can cause a message to be filtered out is if it is deemed unimportant or irrelevant. A message with an unfamiliar foreign accent may be filtered out if the listener perceives it as less relevant or less important than other messages, and so it is the most likely choice to be identified by the filter. Choices A, B, and D are too general and do not take into account the filtering mechanism proposed by this model.

According to the Filter Model of Attention,which of the Following