Molly, a freshman in college, can't understand how her roommate, a senior, can actually read and sing along with the radio at the same time. Her roommate says that she always studies this way and makes good grades. In this example, the roommate's attention can be divided easily because of
A. top-down processing.
B. bottom-up processing.
C. feature detection.
D. the amount of practice she has had.
Answer: D
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