In one experiment,many of the research participants who were keeping track of basketball tosses between players failed to notice a gorilla-suited research assistant thumping his chest as he moved among the players.This best illustrated
A) blindsight.
B) popout.
C) inattentional blindness.
D) the cocktail party effect.

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Inattentional blindness refers to the failure to notice a fully visible, but unexpected stimulus when attention is focused on other aspects of the environment. In this case, the research participants were so focused on counting basketball tosses that they failed to notice the gorilla-suited assistant, even though he was fully visible.

In One Experiment,many of the Research Participants Who Were Keeping