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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 due to the mechanism of _________.

A) Broadbent's forgetting theory
B) the homecoming queen party phenomenon
C) selective attention
D) intimacy

Selective Attention

The mental process of focusing on one specific aspect or stimulus in the environment, while ignoring others.

Homecoming Queen Party

A social event typically associated with American high schools or colleges, celebrating the crowning of the "Homecoming Queen," elected during the homecoming festivities.

  • Acquire knowledge of selective attention and its impact on discerning pivotal information.
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Eunice NavidadDec 30, 2024
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