Akon is looking for his girlfriend in a large crowd of people.Because he is so focused on finding her,he fails to notice when a man in a clown costume walks right up next to him.This is an example of
A)divided attention.
B)sustained attention.
C)sensory adaptation.
D)inattentional blindness.

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This scenario is an example of inattentional blindness, which occurs when we are so focused on one task or stimulus that we fail to notice other stimuli that are right in front of us. In this case, Akon's focus on finding his girlfriend caused him to be blind to the man in the clown costume walking right next to him.

Akon Is Looking for His Girlfriend in a Large Crowd