_____ refers to the purposeful allocation of information processing capacity toward developing an understanding of some stimulus.
A) Assimilation
B) Exposure
C) Sensation
D) Attention

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The definition given in the question best describes attention. Assimilation refers to incorporating new information into existing schemas, exposure refers to the act of being presented with a stimulus, and sensation refers to the process of detecting a stimulus through the senses.

_____ Refers to the Purposeful Allocation of Information Processing Capacity