alleryA brain that isolates one conversation from background chatter shows which effect?
AMere exposure effect
BConfirmation bias effect
CBystander apathy effect
DCocktail party effect
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Cocktail party effect
1. Attention selects one stream of sound and pushes the rest into the background.
2. This is named the cocktail party effect.
3. The halo, framing and placebo effects concern judgement, wording and belief, not filtering sound.
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