being a musician in a band, you seem to pay notice when other people are discussing music and easily remember their musical preferences. this tendency is referred to as what in social psychology

This question is incomplete. Here are the missing options:

a. personally noteworthy phenomenon b. self-consistent effect c. self-reference effect d. attention phenomenon

The answer is c. self-reference effect.

Explanation:

The self-reference effect is a memory phenomenon. It explains people are more likely to remember events or information if they are somehow involved in those memories. In the example, you can remember other people's music preferences because you are a musician, so the information is familiar and relevant for you.