In a Classic Demonstration of Inattentional Blindness, Neisser's Participants Counted

question 126

Multiple Choice

In a classic demonstration of inattentional blindness, Neisser's participants counted passes while watching a basketball game video (Neisser, 1979) . The researchers recorded whether participants noticed a woman's image superimposed on the video. In this study, the _____ variable is _____.

• A)dependent; whether participants noticed the woman
• B)control; whether participants noticed the woman
• C)dependent; the number of passes counted
• D)control; the number of passes counted

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