Which of the following statements is true of attention and selection?
A)
Attention is the automatic direction of cognitive resources to a select portion of the environment.
B)
Selection is the conscious direction of cognitive resources to a select portion of the environment.
C)
Controlled attention processes are slow, effortful, and consciously guide attention to objects of interest.
D)
Automatic attention processes are fast, efficient, voluntary, and triggered by external events.
Answer: C