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Selective attention is the cognitive process that allows individuals to focus on a specific stimulus while ignoring other irrelevant information in the environment. It allows people to process important details and filter out distractions efficiently.
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The Center for Nutritional Psychology. (2025). Selective attention. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
https://www.nutritional-psychology.org/encyclopedia/selective-attention/
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