Colin Cherry's Experiment in Which Participants Listened to Two Different

question 33

Multiple Choice

Colin Cherry's experiment in which participants listened to two different messages, one presented to each ear, found that people

• A) could focus on a message only if they are repeating it.
• B) could focus on a message only if they rehearsed it.
• C) could focus on one message and ignore the other one at the same time.
• D) could not focus on a message presented to only one ear.

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