A friend of yours was talking on a mobile phone and her attention was diverted from something that was happening around her while she was on the phone. What phenomenon does this illustrate?
A)inattentional blindness
B)failure to integrate
C)distracted vision
D)visual inactivity

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This illustrates inattentional blindness, where a person's attention is so focused on one task (in this case, talking on the phone) that they fail to notice other stimuli happening around them.

A Friend of Yours Was Talking on a Mobile Phone