Imagine That You Are at a Party with Many Conversations

question 44

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you are at a party with many conversations going on around you.Your attention is "grabbed" by a conversation that includes your name.This event suggests that:

• A) people are not able to concentrate attention very easily when they are bombarded with stimuli.
• B) the meaning of a message is more important than the physical characteristics of the message.
• C) background noise can interfere significantly with attending processes.
• D) people can simultaneously process many different messages,as long as they are rich with meaning.

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Definitions:

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