Mrs. Gabriel was teaching a lesson on ethics and she had her students get into groups of four to discuss a controversial topic.

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Mrs. Gabriel was teaching a lesson on ethics and she had her students get into groups of four to discuss a controversial topic.

Although the classroom got very loud, Mrs. Gabriel was still able to hear her name from across the room. What is this phenomena called?
a) cocktail party effectb)inattentional blindnessc) unconsciousnessd)change blindnesse) blindsight

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horsena [70] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-04T21:51:10+03:00

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a) cocktail party effect

Explanation:

Cocktail part effect: In psychology, the concept of cocktail party effect refers to the phenomenon of an individual's brain capacity to focus on his or her auditory attention related to a specific stimulus by neglecting out the range of various other stimuli.

Example: A man is present in a party playing high music can easily talk to another person by focusing on the person's sound and neglecting the sound of music as well as that of another person.