Course Textbook:

Goldstein, B. E. (2015). Cognitive psychology, connecting mind, research, and everyday experience (4th. ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Question:

Discuss the differences between early-and-late selection models of attention.

Think about an incident in which you struggled with maintaining attention. Which concept/s discussed in the course textbook makes/make the most sense to you in explaining what caused the problem? How did you overcome it if you were able?

Be sure to cite and reference all outside materials, including the text book. All posts should include at least one outside source. If you use the text book your citation should look like this (Goldstein, 2015) in the body of your post.

If you are making a direct quote, you should also include the page number (Goldstein, 2015, p. 20). At the end of your post you should include the following Reference listing:

Goldstein, B. E. (2015). Cognitive psychology, connecting mind, research, and everyday experience (4th. ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

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