When you are in a group of people, surrounded by voices, you can choose to focus on the voice of the person you are facing or even choose to eavesdrop on conversations around the room. This is a good example of

a. selective adaptation.
b. selective attention.
c. sensory overload.
d. sensory deceleration.


B

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