Bethany Is Trying to Focus on a Conversation Across the Room

question 49

Multiple Choice

Bethany is trying to focus on a conversation across the room during a party she is attending.This is because she thinks she heard her name above the din of the conversation.Her ability to hear her name is an example of a process called the ____________ effect.

• A)encoding specificity
• B)cocktail party
• C)visuospatial
• D)primacy

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Definitions:

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