Suppose That You Are in Your Bedroom Studying for a Test

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are in your bedroom studying for a test that you have tomorrow. Somebody in an adjacent room turns the television on. At first you are distracted by the sound coming from it, but before too long you don't even realize that it is still on. You have

A) habituated to the sounds coming from the television.
B) consciously blocked out the sounds.
C) focused intensely on your notes and text.
D) rewarded yourself for studying hard under difficult conditions.
E) displayed selective attention toward your material to be tested.