While a man provided directions to a construction worker,two experimenters rudely interrupted by passing between them carrying a door.The man's failure to notice that during this interruption the construction worker was replaced by another person wearing different-colored clothes illustrates

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This scenario is an example of change blindness, which refers to the difficulty in detecting changes that occur when our attention is diverted elsewhere. The man failed to notice the change in the construction worker's appearance because his attention was diverted by the interruption of the experimenters carrying the door.

While a Man Provided Directions to a Construction Worker,two Experimenters