Why can you clearly hear your name in a conversation?

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Why is it always that when you zone out or don’t pay attention you can’t hear anything, but as soon as someone says your name you hear it all clearly. Why is that?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Classic conditioning. Like Pavlov’s dog gets fucking happy about hearing his feeding time bell, you subconsciously react to the sound of your name.

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