PTE Listening

Multiple Choice, Single Answer

PTE · Multiple Choice, Single Answer

Listen to the recording and answer the question.

What does the cocktail party effect demonstrate, according to the speaker?

The brain continues to monitor background sounds even while we focus elsewherePeople are completely unable to filter out background noise at partiesLoud music makes it impossible to follow any single conversationWe can only pay attention to one sound source at a time

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