Asked by Gianna Colella on Jun 20, 2024

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Which phenomenon provides evidence in support of late-selection models of selective attention

A)  habituation to ambient noise in the environment 
B)  retrograde amnesia 
C)  slower reaction time among people who drive while using cell phones 
D)  the cocktail party effect

Cocktail Party Effect

The ability to focus one's auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli.

Late-Selection Models

Theories of attention that propose stimuli are processed for meaning before the selection process occurs, meaning that selection for further processing happens late in the perceptual process.

  • Discuss the importance of selective attention in memory processes.
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Kelsey CrosierJun 21, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
The cocktail party effect provides evidence for late-selection models because it shows that people can selectively attend to a specific stimulus in a noisy environment, suggesting that selection occurs after processing of all stimuli has occurred.