AHS Community Peace Officer Induction Program (CPOIP) Midterm Practice Test

Auditory exclusion is the reduction or temporary loss of hearing that can occur when the sympathetic nervous system is activated in a high-stress situation. This happens because the body prioritizes threat assessment and task-focused attention, narrowing sensory input so you can concentrate on the most critical cues. It’s a standard term in CPOIP and related training to explain why an officer might not hear commands or other sounds when adrenaline is high. The other terms aren’t used to describe this phenomenon, and auditory amplification would imply sounds are heard more clearly, which isn’t what typically occurs during SNS activation.