cocktail party effect

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Suggesting a party where many groups of people are talking at the same time.

Noun[edit]

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cocktail party effect (plural cocktail party effects)

  1. The ability (or the difficulty) of focusing one's attention on a single auditory source in a jumble of noises.
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