When You Are in a Group of People, Surrounded by Voices

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Multiple Choice

When you are in a group of people, surrounded by voices, you can choose to focus on the voice of the person you are facing or even choose to eavesdrop on conversations around the room.This is known as _____ and is a good example of the use of _____.

• A)the "cocktail party effect"; selective attention.
• B)the multisensory approach; selective adaptation
• C)"mindblindness"; sensory overload
• D)the sound threshold barrier; sensory deceleration

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Definitions:

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