Carmen, who is participating in a dichotic listening study, is asked to ignore any information that is presented to her right ear. She finds that she has no problem in being able to follow the instruction except for when she thinks she hears her name in her right ear. Carmen is experiencing:

a. the cocktail party phenomenon.
b. change blindness.
c. inattentional blindness.
d. blindsight.

The following legal claims exist for m. finger co. identify the accounting treatment for each claim as either (a) a liability that is recorded or (b) an item described in notes to its financial statements. 1. m. finger (defendant) estimates that a pending lawsuit could result in damages of $1,250,000; it is reasonably possible that the plaintiff will win the case. an item described in notes to its financial statements. a liability that is recorded. 2. m. finger faces a probable loss on a pending lawsuit; the amount is not reasonably estimable. a liability that is recorded. an item described in notes to its financial statements. 3. m. finger estimates damages in a case at $3,500,000 with a high probability of losing the case. an item described in notes to its financial statements. a liability that is recorded. the amount that m. finger co. should record in its accounting records related to these suits is: