Timmy is going to participate in the national spelling bee competition to be held over the weekend. in order to prepare for the competition, he locks himself in his room and starts memorizing words along with their spelling. his mom calls him several times for supper, but he is so engrossed in memorizing that he ignores her repeated calls. timmy is exhibiting:

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Patricky

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16 March, 05:15

Timmy is going to participate in the national spelling bee competition to be held over the weekend. in order to prepare for the competition, he locks himself in his room and starts memorizing words along with their spelling. his mom calls him several times for supper, but he is so engrossed in memorizing that he ignores her repeated calls. timmy is exhibiting:

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Olive Yang · Answer 1

The answer to this question is controlled processing

controlled processing refers to the process which outcome is consciously intended by the doors.

In this particular case, timmy does not ignore her mom because he can't but rather becausse he doesn't want to (intended/on purpose) because he's currently busy doing something else.