Multiple Choice
Which of the following scenarios best illustrates the notion that our attention is like a spotlight?
A) a woman baking cookies while holding her child and talking with her friend on the phone
B) a student's focus on the 90th level of his video game
C) a professor noting the students who are coming into class late while she gives a lecture
D) a student studying for an exam while browsing social media
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