Katie is in the school gym talking to a group of her friends.All of a sudden,her attention is diverted to another group of people talking in the opposite corner of the gym when someone mentions her name in their conversation.This is an example of:
A)inattentional blindness.
B)minimal consciousness.
C)self-consciousness.
D)the cocktail-party phenomenon.

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This is the cocktail-party phenomenon, which refers to the ability to selectively attend to one conversation among many others taking place simultaneously. In this case, Katie's attention was diverted to a different conversation when someone mentioned her name.

Katie Is in the School Gym Talking to a Group