Question

Richard was so absorbed in reading a mystery novel that he failed to notice that his roommates had asked him a question.

This example illustrates ___________.

Answer 1

inattentional deafness

Step-by-step explanation:

Richard failed to respond to auditory alarms (roomate's question) under high workload situations(reading a mystery novel). This failure, termed inattentional deafness, is often attributed to high workload when involved with visuals as a result, which reduces one's capacity for information processing