Jarod and Ashton are watching a basketball game.They are so absorbed in watching the ball being tossed back and forth that they fail to notice a man in a bunny costume walk through the middle of the basketball court.This is an example of
A)inattentional blindness.
B)shape constancy.
C)change blindness.
D)the binding problem.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Inattentional blindness is the failure to notice unexpected stimuli in one's visual field while focused on a primary task. In this case, Jarod and Ashton were so absorbed in watching the basketball game that they did not notice the man in the bunny costume walking through the court. This phenomenon is a type of selective attention and is an example of inattentional blindness.

Jarod and Ashton Are Watching a Basketball Game