Meg was talking on her cell phone while driving to work. After hitting a parked car, she told the police officer that she did not even see the car before she hit it. Meg seems to have experienced

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Meg was talking on her cell phone while driving to work. After hitting a parked car, she told the police officer that she did not even see the car before she hit it. Meg seems to have experienced ​

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Meg's failure to see the parked car because her attention was focused on her cell phone conversation is an example of inattentional blindness. This phenomenon occurs when an individual fails to perceive an unexpected stimulus that is in plain sight, due to attention being engaged on another task, event, or object.

Meg Was Talking on Her Cell Phone While Driving to Work