Jesse took part in an experiment where he wore a special set of headphones that played different messages to each ear.The researchers asked him to repeat the message in his left ear.The message presented to his left ear was "The baseball player received a standing ovation, after applying it to the car." The message presented to his right ear was "It is extremely important to buff the wax, after he hit a grand-slam." Based on the results of similar studies, it is likely that Jesse will say:
A)"The baseball player received a standing ovation, after he hit a grand-slam."
B)"The baseball player received a standing ovation, after applying it to the car."
C)"The baseball player buffed the grand-slam car wax on the car."
D)"The baseball player received a standing ovation, after buffing the important wax."

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This phenomenon is known as the dichotic listening task, which demonstrates how the brain processes information presented to both ears but focuses on one message. Jesse was asked to repeat the message in his left ear, but it's common for people to integrate content from both ears, leading to a coherent message that combines elements from both, as in choice A.

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