The cocktail party effect illustrates:
A)how visual neglect can influence behavior in a social setting
B)how attentional processes permit ignored information to be processed
C)how the perceptual processes are blended as in synesthesia
D)how the perceptual processes are influenced by commonly used drugs

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The cocktail party effect refers to the ability to focus one's attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out other stimuli. This illustrates the role of attentional processes in processing ignored information.

The Cocktail Party Effect Illustrates