Focused attention Focus on(select)what's relevant and ignore what 's irrelevant Present two or more inputs and see how well people can concentrate on one and Ignore th e other Stroop effects: name the color a word is printed in while ignoring the word itself.3 Focused attention Focus on (select) what’s relevant and ignore what’s irrelevant. Present two or more inputs and see how well people can concentrate on one and ignore the other. Stroop effects: name the color a word is printed in while ignoring the word itself