What do you call the attention that is drawn automatically to a stimulus without the intention of the participant?
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Correct answer: D. Exogenous attention
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Exogenous (stimulus-driven, bottom-up) attention is captured automatically by a salient stimulus; endogenous attention is voluntary.
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