When asked to watch a video and press a key each time a black-shirted player passed a basketball,most research participants remained unaware of an umbrella-toting woman strolling across the video screen.This illustrated
A) the cocktail party effect.
B) inattentional blindness.
C) blindsight.
D) dual processing.

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This scenario illustrates inattentional blindness, where individuals are so focused on one specific task that they are not aware of other information in their immediate surroundings. In this case, participants were focused on counting the passes between black-shirted players and did not notice the woman with the umbrella.

When Asked to Watch a Video and Press a Key