Savannah is talking to a group of her friends. She is paying attention to their conversation, but she shifts her attention suddenly when she hears her name in the conversation at a nearby table. Which of the following best describes Savannah's experience?

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Savannah's experience is best described by the cocktail party effect, which refers to the phenomenon where a person can focus their auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli, as when a person can focus on a single conversation in a noisy environment but can still notice their name being mentioned elsewhere.

Savannah Is Talking to a Group of Her Friends