Question

In experiments testing the cocktail party effect, most participants were unable to do any of the following except _____________.
A.
detect when the speaker’s voice changed from male to female
B.
identify any phrase associated with the unattended information
C.
detect when the unattended language was changed to German
D.
notice specific changes when the unattended speech was played backward

Answer 1

In a coctail party effect, participants were unable to do three of the choices but they notice specific changes when the unattended speech was played backward. An example of a cocktail party effect is when a partygoer can only focus one conversation in a room which is very loud. The other choices involves with the tone of voice but except letter d which involves the arrangement or sequence in reading.

Answer 2

Answer:  C. detect when an unattended language was changed to German.

The cocktail party effect refers to ability of a person to focus on a single speaker or conservation in a noise prone area. This mainly reflects listening ability of the person in a noisy environment. If a listener hears unattended language for a particular time along with noise.The listener may loose interest  in listening and he will not show alertness when language changes to German which could be known language to listener.