Which of the following is an example of the cocktail-party phenomenon?
A) the ability to attend selectively to a particular conversation at a party
B) the inability to attend selectively to a particular conversation because of all the conversations going on around you at a party
C) the ability to attend to all of the conversations at a party
D) the ability to appear to carry on two conversations at once while at a party
E) none of the above

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The cocktail-party phenomenon refers to the ability to focus one's 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, such as a cocktail party.

Which of the Following Is an Example of the Cocktail-Party