You are at a college basketball game and are watching the court carefully,but suddenly you are distracted by someone talking about an upcoming organic chemistry exam.This distraction is most likely due to the _____ of the discussion about the exam.
A) loudness
B) silliness
C) personal relevance
D) shadowing

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Personal relevance refers to the degree to which something is important to an individual. The discussion about the upcoming organic chemistry exam is something that may be personally relevant to someone who is currently studying organic chemistry. As a result, it may be more likely to grab their attention and distract them from whatever else they were focusing on, in this case, the college basketball game. Neither loudness, silliness, nor shadowing are necessarily relevant to this scenario.

You Are at a College Basketball Game and Are Watching