When people find themselves in a state of sensory overload, they often cope by focusing only on the sights and sounds that they find useful. This is called:
A) subliminal overload.
B) sensory saturation.
C) the cocktail party phenomenon.
D) narrowed perception.

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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, much like focusing on a single conversation in a noisy room.

When People Find Themselves in a State of Sensory Overload