Some of the earliest work in exploring mechanisms of early selective attention was performed by Donald Broadbent, who proposed a theory that came to be known as the filter model.
Mõned varasemad tööd varase selektiivse tähelepanu mehhanismide uurimisel teostas Donald Broadbent, kes pakkus välja teooria, mis sai tuntuks kui filtermudel.