A police officer visits Ben and Heather's class to discuss safety rules.To attract the children's attention,the officer brings colorful balloons and many jars of bubbles for the children to blow.Later,Heather tells her parents all about the balloons and bubbles but cannot remember any of the safety rules the officer presented.Heather obviously paid more attention to what was:
A)salient.
B)relevant.
C)habituated.
D)intended.

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Salient information is information that is particularly attention-grabbing or stands out in comparison to other information. In this case, the colorful balloons and bubbles were likely more salient than the safety rules, making them more memorable to Heather.

A Police Officer Visits Ben and Heather's Class to Discuss