Bethany is trying to focus on a conversation across the room during a party she is attending.This is because she thinks she heard her name above the din of the conversation.Her ability to hear her name is due to the mechanism of _________.
A)Broadbent's forgetting theory
B)the homecoming queen party phenomenon
C)selective attention
D)intimacy

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The mechanism Bethany is using is selective attention, as she is actively filtering out the other conversations and focusing on the one where she potentially heard her name. The other options (A, B, and D) do not apply to this situation.

Bethany Is Trying to Focus on a Conversation Across the Room