Question

Chloe 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, Chloe hears her name spoken by a group of students behind her. Chloe's ability to process her name without paying attention to the conversation is known as ___________

Answer 1

The cocktail party effect

Step-by-step explanation:

The cocktail party effect is observed in the brain's ability to drive out all other noise, and focus one's auditory attention on a particular stimulus

This is sort of selective attention in the brain. It is analogous to when one is in a party and is able to focus on a single conversation amid the noise from the music and people. The brain decides which stimuli is most important to it and then reacts to it.