Dr. Castro is at a faculty party, attentively listening to Dr. Chavez talk about her latest research on selective attention, when he suddenly becomes aware of someone else mentioning his name on the other side of the room. This phenomenon is known as:
A) inattentional blindness.
B) change blindness.
C) the cocktail party effect.
D) mindfulness.

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The described phenomenon is known as the cocktail party effect, where a person suddenly becomes aware of their own name or other relevant information while in the midst of attending to other stimuli. Option A, inattentional blindness, refers to the failure to notice a completely unexpected stimulus in one's visual field. Option B, change blindness, refers to the difficulty in detecting differences between two visual stimuli presented sequentially. Option D, mindfulness, refers to a state of conscious awareness and focus on the present experience, which is not directly related to the described phenomenon.

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