When you are in a group of people, surrounded by voices, you can choose to focus on the voice of the person you are facing or even choose to eavesdrop on conversations around the room.This is known as _____ and is a good example of the use of _____.
A)the "cocktail party effect"; selective attention.
B)the multisensory approach; selective adaptation
C)"mindblindness"; sensory overload
D)the sound threshold barrier; sensory deceleration

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The described phenomenon is known as the "cocktail party effect," where one can selectively attend to certain auditory stimuli and filter out others. This is a classic example of selective attention. Option B is incorrect as multisensory approaches refer to integrating input from multiple senses. Option C is incorrect as "mindblindness" refers to difficulty in understanding the mental states of others. Option D is incorrect as "sound threshold barrier" and "sensory deceleration" are not recognized terms in psychology.

When You Are in a Group of People, Surrounded by Voices