(Video: Visual attention: There's a gorilla on the court) Which term best describes the phenomenon illustrated by the video?

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The phenomenon illustrated in the video is selective attention, where an individual's attention is focused on a particular aspect of their sensory environment (in this case, the players passing the ball) and can result in the individual failing to perceive or be aware of other, unexpected stimuli (such as the gorilla walking through the scene).

(Video: Visual Attention: There's a Gorilla on the Court) Which