Suppose That You Are Listening to a Lecture, and Another

Multiple Choice

Suppose that you are listening to a lecture, and another student's chair squeaks loudly during the middle of a word so that the middle of that word cannot be heard. Nonetheless, you do not detect any interruption in the word. This is a good everyday example of:

A) Echoic persistence
B) Focal attention
C) Top-down processing
D) Auditory sensory memory