Two students sitting near you continually talk while your professor is speaking. However, you are able to focus only on your professor and hear every word she is saying. This is an example of __________.

A. Broadbent's forgetting theory
B. the cocktail party effect
C. attention
D. decision-making


Answer: C

Psychology

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