What Is the Cocktail Party Effect

question 95

Multiple Choice

What is the cocktail party effect?

• A) the tendency for people to become more self-conscious in large groups
• B) the tendency for people to get nervous in social settings and forget the names of those to whom they have been introduced
• C) the tendency for people to hear the mention of their own name from across a crowded room
• D) the tendency for people to become more focused on self-presentational concerns in group settings

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