Even if you are not attending to a particular conversation between two people,you may notice if one of the people says your name.What is the term for this type of occurrence

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The cocktail party phenomenon refers to the ability to selectively attend to one conversation out of multiple conversations occurring simultaneously. However, if someone says your name in a conversation that you were not attending to, you may notice it due to the salience of your own name, even if you were not attending to the conversation itself.

Even If You Are Not Attending to a Particular Conversation