According to an early selection filter theory, if you have an intense phone conversation while a movie is playing on TV, your knowledge of the movie will consist of:
a) the physical characteristics of the actor's voices (i.e., if they were women or men).
b) complete semantic knowledge.
c) limited semantic knowledge—enough to have a limited idea of the movie's plot.
d) nothing, as you will not be aware at all of the TV.
Answer: a
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