You Can Attend to a Single Conversation with a Friend

question 122

Multiple Choice

You can attend to a single conversation with a friend in the middle of a room filled with people talking, yet if someone else mentions your name it grabs your attention. This is an example of:

• A) the failure of selective attention
• B) shadowing
• C) change blindness
• D) the cocktail phenomenon

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