Inattentional blindness vs. change blindness
Participants counting basketball passes fail to notice a person in a gorilla suit walking through the scene. This is:
Answer A: explanation for every choice
A
Correct. Attention focused on one task causes people to miss an unexpected but visible object.
B
Change blindness is failing to notice a change between two views of a scene, such as a swapped detail after a cut.
C
Sensory adaptation is reduced receptor response to a constant stimulus.
D
Habituation is reduced response to a repeated stimulus. The gorilla appears once.
TakeawayInattentional blindness: missing something new. Change blindness: missing a change.
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