You are at a train station and hear an extremely loud crash. You, and everyone else, immediately orient their attention to the location of the sound. This is an example of _______ attention.
A) voluntary
B) directed
C) reflexive
D) warning

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Reflexive attention is an automatic, bottom-up response to sensory stimuli that captures our attention involuntarily, such as a loud noise. The other options (voluntary, directed, and warning) all imply a more intentional or conscious form of attention control, rather than an automatic response to a stimulus.

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