Freddy is looking for his girlfriend in a large crowd of people. Because he is so focused on finding her, he fails to notice when a man in a clown costume walks right up next to him. This is an example of ______________.
A) a feature detection failure
B) sensory overload
C) sensory adaptation
D) inattentional blindness

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Inattentional blindness is the failure to perceive or notice unexpected stimuli in one's surroundings due to a lack of attention. In this scenario, Freddy's focus on finding his girlfriend caused him to miss the presence of the man in a clown costume standing right next to him.

Freddy Is Looking for His Girlfriend in a Large Crowd