Which of the following is an example of the cocktail-party phenomenon?
a. The ability to attend selectively to a particular conversation at a party
b. The inability to attend selectively to a particular conversation because of all the
conversations going on around you at a party
c. The ability to attend to all of the conversations at a party
d. The ability to appear to carry on two conversations at once while at a party
e. When, after the party, several people report having had the same conversation
a. The ability to attend selectively to a particular conversation at a party
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