In a room filled with people, where several conversations are going on, you are ableto hear your name being spoken. this is

cocktail party effect.

Explanation:

The cocktail party effect is a phenomenon of the brain. It is brain's ability to focus on one auditory attention and on the particular stimulus while filtering other stimuli. It is just like a person attending the party can focus on a conversation that he or she is having with other person in a noisy room, as if no one else is talking.

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