Imagine that you are at a party with many conversations going on around you.Your attention is "grabbed" by a conversation that includes your name.This event suggests that:
A) people are not able to concentrate attention very easily when they are bombarded with stimuli.
B) the meaning of a message is more important than the physical characteristics of the message.
C) background noise can interfere significantly with attending processes.
D) people can simultaneously process many different messages,as long as they are rich with meaning.

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This event illustrates the "cocktail party effect," which demonstrates that people can focus their attention on a particular stimulus (like their name being mentioned) amidst a noisy environment, indicating that the meaning of a message can indeed capture attention more effectively than its physical characteristics.

Imagine That You Are at a Party with Many Conversations