Participants Are Instructed to Fixate on a Point on a Computer

question 16

Multiple Choice

Participants are instructed to fixate on a point on a computer screen but to attend to,and report on,a "+" sign that appears off to one side for 180 ms.After several trials,the fixation point is unexpectedly replaced by a new shape,but the participants do not notice this change.This is a study of

• A)inattentional blindness.
• B)neglect syndrome.
• C)attentional apathy.
• D)shadowing.

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Rotate

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