Bao Was Driving Home After Class,and at the Same Time

question 125

Multiple Choice

Bao was driving home after class,and at the same time was chatting on his cell phone with a classmate.The two were commiserating over how difficult that afternoon's test was,when suddenly Bao's car was struck on the side by another vehicle.It turns out that Bao was so engrossed in conversation that he failed to notice that his traffic light had turned red.His focus on his conversation caused him to experience __________ to the traffic signal.

• A) change blindness
• B) inattentional blindness
• C) cocktail party blindness
• D) choice blindness

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