Participants in Simons & Levin's (1998) Study Did Not Notice

question 22

Multiple Choice

Participants in Simons & Levin's (1998) study did not notice when a person asking them for directions was switched with another person. This illustrates _____.

• A) Change blindness
• B) Visual blindness
• C) Color blindness
• D) Top-down processing

---

Definitions:

Longer Messages

Communications that contain more content or information, often used in the context of persuasion or information dissemination.

Logical Order

The arrangement of ideas, statements, or events in a sequence that follows a coherent and orderly pattern, often used to enhance understanding or argumentation.

Balance Theory

A theory which proposes that the motivation to maintain consistency among one’s thoughts colors how people form new attitudes and can also drive them to change existing attitudes.

Cognitive Dissonance

A psychological conflict resulting from incongruous beliefs and attitudes held simultaneously.