john is a soccer player who sustained a serious injury during the game but was not aware of it and did not feel the pain from the unjury until the game was over. discuss how the idea of a selective attentuon plays a role in his ability to not feel the pain

Selective attention functions as a filter to keep the brain working optimally as it goes about its daily activities. Therefore, it makes the human brain focus on a particular task at a time; blocking out distractions.

While playing and paying close attention to the soccer match, John became heavily concentrated on the game. Thus, the brain engaged his 'selective attention' which made him lose the ability to feel the pain from the injury he sustained during the game.