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Alexandra's 10-Year-Old Has the Television Turned On, and Her Two

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Alexandra's 10-year-old has the television turned on, and her two teenagers are having a loud argument in the next room.However, she is able to ignore all these distractions and focus on the telephone conversation she is having with her neighbor.This example is an illustration of the phenomenon psychologists refer to as:


A) attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
B) the cocktail party effect
C) automaticity
D) subliminal processing of information

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