Broadbent's model is called an early selection model because
A) the filter eliminates unattended information at the beginning of the information flow.
B) the filtering step occurs before the information enters the sensory memory.
C) only a select set of environmental information enters the system.
D) incoming information is selected by the detector.

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Broadbent's model is called an early selection model because the filter eliminates unattended information at the beginning of the information flow, i.e., before it enters the sensory memory. This is in contrast to late selection models, which suggest that all information is processed up to some point before selection occurs.

Broadbent's Model Is Called an Early Selection Model Because