You Are at a Basketball Game, and 100 Students in One

question 83

Multiple Choice

You are at a basketball game, and 100 students in one section are wearing matching white t-shirts, while one student is wearing a bright red shirt. You are likely to immediately notice the person in red

• A) due to motivated cognition.
• B) by systematically comparing each student to every other student.
• C) by a preattentive process.
• D) only if the students in that section are cheering for your team.

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