A teenager focused on texting while crossing the street is not likely to notice a car rounding the corner and about to cross her path. This best illustrates the unfortunate consequences of?

Selective Attention is the correct answer.

There are four different types of attention: sustained, alternated, selective, and divided. Selective attention is the process of directing our focus on a particular object that we want to give attention to. A teen crossing the street while texting may not realize that a car rounding the corner will cross her path because he/she is giving attention to what she decided to give attention to.