Selective attention
A) improves the perception of stimuli that are its focus.
B) has no effect on perception.
C) seems to depend totally on thalamic mechanisms.
D) seems to depend totally on changes in receptors.
E) blocks out, just slightly, the perception of those stimuli that are its focus.

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Selective attention improves the perception of stimuli that are its focus, as it allows individuals to filter out irrelevant or distracting information and focus on what is deemed important or relevant.

Selective Attention