The ability to focus awareness on specific features in the environment while ignoring others is termed as ________.

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Selective attention is the cognitive process of focusing on a particular object in the environment for a certain period of time while simultaneously ignoring irrelevant information that is also occurring. This allows individuals to attend to what is important in the environment and ignore distractions.

The Ability to Focus Awareness on Specific Features in the Environment