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Violet is eating lunch with friends and is engaged in a conversation about a math test they took yesterday. Although she is not paying attention to other discussions around her, Violet hears her name spoken by a group of students behind her. Violet's ability to process her name without paying attention to the conversation is known as:____.

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Cocktail party phenomenon.

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