If We Are Told Specifically to Pay Attention to a Particular

question 66

Multiple Choice

If we are told specifically to pay attention to a particular element of a decision or event, we are likely to miss all of the surrounding details, no matter how obvious. According to Bazerman and Chugh, this phenomenon is known as ____.

• A)inattentional blindness
• B)descriptive ignorance
• C)change blindness
• D)normative myopia

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Definitions:

Behavioral Consistency

The tendency for people to behave in the same way in different situations, reflecting the stable traits or dispositions of their personality.

Personality

The amalgamation of traits or attributes that create a person's unique character and ways of behaving.

Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique in which a patient says whatever comes to mind without censorship as a way to uncover unconscious thoughts and feelings.

Reality

The state of things as they actually exist, outside of individual perceptions or interpretations.