You are watching a TV show with your friend.At one point in the show the camera switches back and forth between two characters.You notice that the hair of one of the actresses is different in different shots but your friend does not.This type of phenomenon is referred to as __________________.

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Change blindness refers to the inability of an individual to detect large, visually-obvious changes in a scene or image, particularly when those changes occur gradually, incrementally, or during a brief interruption, such as a cut or edit in a TV show or film. In this scenario, the viewer (you) noticed the difference in the actress's hair, while your friend did not, indicating a kind of change blindness.

You Are Watching a TV Show with Your Friend