In experiments testing the cocktail party effect, most participants were unable to do any of the following except _____________.

A.
detect when the speaker’s voice changed from male to female
B.
identify any phrase associated with the unattended information
C.
detect when the unattended language was changed to German
D.
notice specific changes when the unattended speech was played backward


Please select the best answer from the choices provided

A
B
C
D

1 answer

The best answer is A. detect when the speaker’s voice changed from male to female. Participants in studies on the cocktail party effect typically struggle to process specific content from unattended messages, but they can often notice changes in physical attributes of a voice, such as gender.