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attention
selective attention: 

the process by which a person can selectively pick out one message from a mixture of messages occurring simultaneously. 
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Origin:

1325–75; Middle English attencioun < Latin attentiōn- (stem of attentiō). See attent, -ion. Dictionary 2: C14: from Latin attentiō, from attendere to apply the mind to; see attend. —Dictionary.com. // First Known Use: 14th century. History and Etymology: Middle English attencioun, from Latin attention-, attentio, from attendere — see attend. —Merriam-Webster.

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