Pat is watching TV, and his roommate walks in and tells Pat that he wishes to talk to him. Pat turns off the TV in order to focus on the conversation with the roommate

Pat's decision to focus on the roommate rather than the television illustrates what stage of the perceptual process?
a. Attention and selection
b. Organization
c. Interpretation
d. Closure


a

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