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All posts for the month August, 2012

Psychology Corner: Cocktail Party Effect

Have you ever been chatting to someone at a crowded, noisy party, when you suddenly hear your name being mentioned in another conversation? Yet you can’t recollect any of the conversation prior to this moment. How were you able to detect a word (your name) in a conversation that you were ignoring?  How can you [...]