Corolina was not aware of what her mother was telling her while she was focused on a text message from a friend.Her experience best illustrates

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The cocktail party effect refers to the ability to selectively attend to one voice while ignoring other stimuli, like background noise or conversations. In this case, Carolina was distracted by a text message from her friend and was not able to attend to her mother's message, much like how a partygoer may not hear someone trying to talk to them in a noisy room.

Corolina Was Not Aware of What Her Mother Was Telling