Adrienne misses much of today's history lecture because she is worried about her biology exam tomorrow. What barrier to listening did Adrienne experience?
A) bias
B) mental distraction
C) physical distraction
D) lack of focus

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Adrienne's worry about her biology exam is a mental distraction, which prevented her from fully engaging with and listening to the history lecture. Mental distractions involve thoughts that divert our attention away from the task at hand.

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