In a classic demonstration of inattentional blindness, Neisser's participants counted passes while watching a basketball game video (Neisser, 1979). The researchers recorded whether participants noticed a woman's image superimposed on the video. In this study, the _____ variable is _____.

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The dependent variable in this study is whether participants noticed the woman, as this is the variable that is being measured and is expected to be influenced by the independent variable (counting passes). The number of passes counted is not the variable of interest in this study and is not being manipulated, so it cannot be the independent variable or a control variable.

In a Classic Demonstration of Inattentional Blindness, Neisser's Participants Counted