Standing in the Checkout Line at the Grocery Store, Jerry

question 9

Multiple Choice

Standing in the checkout line at the grocery store, Jerry kept looking at his watch to see the time. As a result, he failed to see that a store employee was being robbed by a person just in front of him. Jerry most clearly suffered

• A) the pop-out phenomenon.
• B) inattentional blindness.
• C) blindsight.
• D) the cocktail party effect.

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