Sitting in a Very Noisy Restaurant,you Are Able to Screen

question 182

Multiple Choice

Sitting in a very noisy restaurant,you are able to screen out all the other conversations around you so you can listen to the friend with whom you are conversing.This is an example of:

• A)working memory.
• B)cocktail party effect.
• C)selective attention.
• D)divided attention.

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Definitions:

Import-Export Balance

The economic measure of a country's exports and imports to and from other countries, indicating the trade balance.

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Treaty of Paris

Refers to any of several significant treaties, the most notable being the 1783 agreement that ended the American Revolutionary War, recognizing American independence from Britain.

1783

A pivotal year marked by the signing of the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the American Revolutionary War.