Ava is at a party, deep in conversation with her friends. Suddenly, she hears her name mentioned in another conversation and her attention turns to monitor that conversation. Clearly, Ava had been unconsciously monitoring the other conversations. Such experiences demonstrate the

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The described experience is known as the cocktail party effect, where a person is able to selectively attend to and monitor one conversation among many simultaneous conversations in a crowded environment. The other options do not fit the given scenario.

Ava Is at a Party, Deep in Conversation with Her