Colin Cherry's experiment in which participants listened to two different messages, one presented to each ear, found that people
A) could focus on a message only if they are repeating it.
B) could focus on a message only if they rehearsed it.
C) could focus on one message and ignore the other one at the same time.
D) could not focus on a message presented to only one ear.

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Colin Cherry's experiment demonstrated that people could focus on one message and ignore the other one at the same time, known as the cocktail party effect. This allowed them to select the message that was most relevant to them and ignore irrelevant information.

Colin Cherry's Experiment in Which Participants Listened to Two Different