Imagine that you’ve just heard an unusual sound. Peripheral awareness may initially attribute that sound to footsteps on the stairs. That is to say, the actual sound has already been replaced with the concept “someone is walking up the stairs,” and peripheral awareness has referred that information to your faculty of attention for further analysis."

Imagine that you’ve just heard an unusual sound. Peripheral awareness may initially attribute that sound to footsteps on the stairs. That is to say, the actual sound has already been replaced with the concept “someone is walking up the stairs,” and peripheral awareness has referred that information to your faculty of attention for further analysis."