Marie is participating in a dichotic listening study and is asked to ignore any information that is presented to her right ear. She finds that she has no problems in being able to follow the instruction except for when she thinks she hears her name in her right ear. Marie is experiencing:
A. the cocktail party phenomenon.
B. sublimation.
C. minimal consciousness.
D. the power of subliminal perception.
E. the rebound effect of thought suppression.
A. the cocktail party phenomenon.
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