The "seat of your pants phenomenon" and the "cocktail party effect" refer to
a. sensory conflict and the involuntary focusing on a specific sensory input.
b. mixed attention and the voluntary focusing on many inputs.
c. selective attention and the voluntary focusing on a specific sensory input.
d. subliminal perception and the involuntary focusing on many inputs.
ANSWER: c
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