While conversing with a hotel desk clerk,Aaron momentarily turned around to pick up his suitcase.When he turned back and resumed his conversation,he failed to notice that he was now speaking with a different desk agent.His failure best illustrates
A) change blindness.
B) parallel processing.
C) popout.
D) blindsight.

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Change blindness refers to the phenomenon where people fail to notice significant changes in their environment, particularly when those changes occur gradually or during a momentary interruption in attention. In this scenario, Aaron failed to notice the change in the desk agent, indicating a momentary interruption in attention, which is consistent with change blindness.

While Conversing with a Hotel Desk Clerk,Aaron Momentarily Turned Around