Because schemas have been shown to influence ________,participants who are told to watch a video of a basketball game and count the number of times people in white shirts pass the ball might completely miss seeing a person in a black gorilla suit walk through the game.

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Schemas can influence attention, which can cause participants to miss unexpected or irrelevant stimuli, such as the person in the gorilla suit in the basketball video example.

Because Schemas Have Been Shown to Influence ________,Participants Who Are