Simons and Levin (1997) Conducted a Field Experiment in Which

question 9

Multiple Choice

Simons and Levin (1997) conducted a field experiment in which participants were chosen at random.In the experiment, an experimenter posing as a tourist asked a person on campus for directions.When the experimenter asking the question was changed, the researchers found that ______.

• A)nearly 50% of the participants failed to notice the change from one person to another
• B)nearly 100% of the participants noticed the change from one person to another
• C)nearly 100% of the participants failed to notice the change from one person to another
• D)the participants were surprised when the experimenter was suddenly someone of a different gender

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