In the shadowing experiment, subjects are presented simultaneously with different stimuli to each ear and asked to focus their attention only on one ear. The result is that subjects are unable to report much about the content in the unattended ear. Which form of attentional processing accounts for this difficulty?
A) Early selection
B) Late selection
C) Attentional spotlight
D) Attentional blindness

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Early selection theory suggests that attention acts like a filter early in the processing of sensory input, with unattended information being blocked out before it reaches conscious awareness. This theory is supported by the shadowing experiment, in which subjects are unable to report much about the content in the unattended ear, suggesting that the unattended information is filtered out at an early stage of processing.

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