Stanley Was Quite Involved in a Conversation with the Student

question 246

Multiple Choice

Stanley was quite involved in a conversation with the student next to him and was not paying attention to his professor's geography lecture.Suddenly, he was aware that the professor had just said, "Stanley, what do you think?" Noticing his name in this way, when he had not been attending to the lecture illustrates:

• A)the influence of subliminal stimulation
• B)automaticity
• C)auditory neglect
• D)the cocktail party effect

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