A Famous Video from the Internet Recounts a Study Where

question 5

Multiple Choice

A famous video from the internet recounts a study where students are tossing a basketball around while a man dressed in a gorilla costume walks through their game.Amazingly, many people watching the video are completely unaware of the ape-like figure.This demonstrates a curious psychological phenomenon called ________.

• A)dissociative identity disorder
• B)deep-brain hypnosis
• C)stream of consciousness
• D)inattentional blindness

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Definitions:

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

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