A participant is shown a black "8" and a gold "6." When asked to describe the visual display, she responds that she saw a gold "8" and a black "6", illustrating a(n) _____ primarily caused by _____.

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This scenario illustrates an example of an illusory conjunction, which occurs when features from different objects are incorrectly combined, in this case, the color of one number being combined with the shape of the other number. This phenomenon is primarily caused by a lack of focused attention, as the brain struggles to correctly process all the details in a visual display when attention is divided or distracted. It is not indicative of color blindness, agnosia, or occipital lobe deficits.

A Participant Is Shown a Black "8" and a Gold