People are sometimes able to detect their name being spoken in an alternative conversation even when they are presently engaged in a different conversation. This example demonstrates the ability to hear one’s voice among many when encountering meaningful information, which is known as ___________.
A.
top-down processing
B.
the cocktail party effect
C.
inattentional blindness
D.
feature analysis
This example demonstrates the ability to hear one’s voice among many when encountering meaningful information, which is known as the cocktail party effect.
The cocktail party effect is a form of aural eavesdropping, and the ability of an individual to concentrate on a particular stimulus (or conversation), while filtering out various other stimuli in a noisy environment. Under this effect, listeners have the potential to separate different stimuli into different streams, and afterwards determine which streams are most relevant to them.
