A bank teller was so distracted by the sight of a bank robber's weapon that she failed to perceive important features of the criminal's physical appearance.This best illustrates the impact of
A) parallel processing.
B) change blindness.
C) selective attention.
D) blindsight.

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This scenario best illustrates the impact of selective attention, wherein the teller's attention was so narrowly focused on the weapon that she failed to perceive other important details about the robber's physical appearance.

A Bank Teller Was So Distracted by the Sight of a Bank