Steven Is in His Office Writing an E-Mail While Talking

Multiple Choice

Steven is in his office writing an e-mail while talking to his supervisor on the phone about an important project. At the same time, he is keeping an eye out for a text message from his daughter. Suddenly, a coworker pops into the office to let Steven know that, in five minutes, they will be meeting downstairs to go to lunch. Fifteen minutes later, Steven walks downstairs only to find, to his surprise, that his coworkers left without him. Which of the following may be the most likely explanation for Steven's failure to meet his coworkers at the correct time?

A) Steven missed the message because he was thinking too fast.
B) Steven didn't effectively analyze the message.
C) Steven misheard his coworker due to message overload.
D) Steven was only listening to the parts of the message he wanted to hear.