While discussing information-processing development in children,your instructor displays a model of memory and says,"You'd better look at this,because it will be on the exam." If you follow the advice and look at the display,you are demonstrating
A) agency.
B) ordinality.
C) automaticity.
D) selective attention.

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Selective attention refers to the ability to focus on certain stimuli and ignore others. In this scenario, the instructor's statement is a cue for the student to focus on a particular piece of information, namely the model of memory. By following the advice, the student is demonstrating selective attention.

While Discussing Information-Processing Development in Children,your Instructor Displays a Model