In Simons and Chabris's "Change Blindness" Experiment, Participants Watch a Film

question 23

Multiple Choice

In Simons and Chabris's "change blindness" experiment, participants watch a film of people playing basketball. Many participants failed to report that that a woman carrying an umbrella walked through because the

• A) woman with the umbrella was in motion, just like the players.
• B) the umbrella was the same color as the floor.
• C) participants were counting the number of ball passes.
• D) participants were not asked if they saw anything unusual.

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