Which of the following is true of attention?

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Inattentional blindness occurs when our attention is engaged in a task and we fail to detect unexpected events, such as the gorilla in the basketball video. Option A is incorrect because attention can be both selective and shiftable. Option B is incorrect because novel stimuli often do attract our attention. Option D is incorrect because objects that are large, vividly colored or moving are more likely to be attention-grabbing than objects that are small, dull-colored, or stationary.

Which of the Following Is True of Attention