Freddy Is Looking for His Girlfriend in a Large Crowd

question 157

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 by, despite looking directly at him. This is an example of:

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

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