Freddy Is Looking for His Girlfriend in a Large Crowd

question 141

Multiple Choice

Freddy is looking for his girlfriend in a large crowd of people. Because he is so focused on finding her, he fails to notice when a man in a clown costume walks right up next to him. This is an example of ______________.

• A) a feature detection failure
• B) sensory overload
• C) sensory adaptation
• D) inattentional blindness

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Definitions:

Evolutionary Changes

Modifications and adaptations that occur in living organisms over generations, driven by natural selection, genetic drift, mutations, and gene flow.

Nucleotide Sequences

The order of nucleotides in a segment of DNA or RNA, determining the genetic information carried.

Primates

Mammals that share such traits as flexible hands and feet with five digits; a strong social organization; and front-facing eyes; includes lemurs, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans.

Distantly Related

Refers to organisms that share a common ancestor far back in the evolutionary tree, indicating a low level of genetic similarity.