Standing in the Checkout Line at the Grocery Store,Jerry Was

question 182

Multiple Choice

Standing in the checkout line at the grocery store,Jerry was concentrating on answering a text.As a result,he failed to see that a store employee was being robbed by a person just in front of him.Jerry most clearly experienced

• A) the cocktail party effect.
• B) inattentional blindness.
• C) blindsight.
• D) change blindness.

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