Because she was listening to the news on the radio, Mrs. Salim didn't perceive a word her husband was saying. Her experience best illustrates:
Correct answer: D. The cocktail party effect
- A. Perceptual adaptation
- B. Relative clarity
- C. Change blindness
- D. The cocktail party effect
Explanation
The cocktail party effect is the ability to attend selectively to one auditory source while filtering competing sounds. Mrs. Salim's attention to the radio made her husband’s speech less likely to reach conscious awareness.
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