According to Posner, an important contribution of the parietal lobes to attentional processes is disengagement, which is the ability to:

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Posner states that the parietal lobes contribute to attentional processes by allowing for the shifting of attention from one stimulus to another, which is referred to as disengagement. Option A is not related to attentional processes, while option B only refers to the ability to focus attention, not shift it. Option D is the opposite of what disengagement entails.

According to Posner, an Important Contribution of the Parietal Lobes