When Simon and Chabris had subjects watch a basketball game and count the number of passes between players, subjects were more likely to notice
A) a woman in a gorilla suit walk through the scene than a woman with an umbrella.
B) changes in the players than changes in the audience.
C) changes in the audience than changes in the players.
D) their own name on a tee shirt than the name of a friend.
E) a woman with an umbrella walk through the scene than a woman in a gorilla suit.

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The study by Simon and Chabris is famous for demonstrating "inattentional blindness," where subjects often failed to notice a woman in a gorilla suit because they were focused on counting passes, making the woman with an umbrella more noticeable.

When Simon and Chabris Had Subjects Watch a Basketball Game