While reading a friend's status update on a social networking site, Cory ignores the scrolling newsfeed and the changing advertisements on the right-hand side of the screen. Cory is demonstrating:
A)the cocktail party effect.
B)sensory adaptation.
C)selective attention.
D)inattentional blindness.

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Cory is selectively attending to his friend's status update and ignoring other distractions, which is an example of selective attention.

Answer: D is also a possible answer.
 If Cory fails to notice something important on the screen, such as a pop-up notification, that would be an example of inattentional blindness. However, based on the given information, it's not clear if this is the case.

While Reading a Friend's Status Update on a Social Networking