In middle childhood, children become more capable of focusing their attention on relevant information and __________, which is called __________.
A. disregarding what is irrelevant; selective attention
B. listening to teachers; discriminant attention
C. critical processing; selective attention
D. subliminal information processing; focused attention
Answer: A
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