TOEFL iBT Listening

Lecture / Conversation

TOEFL · Lecture / Conversation

Listen to part of a lecture and answer the question.

What does the professor suggest by mentioning that you notice your own name across the room?

That the brain stops processing background sounds entirely while you focusThat people at parties usually cannot hear their own namesThat the brain keeps monitoring background sounds even while you concentrateThat hearing your name makes it harder to follow any conversation

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