Inattentional Blindness Flashcards
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What is Inattentional Blindness?

The failure to notice a fully visible, but unexpected, object or event when attention is devoted to something else.

What is Change Blindness?

Change in a visual stimulus is introduced and the observer does not notice.

What does the Invisible Gorilla study reveal?

We are missing a lot of what goes on around us and we have no idea that we are missing so much.

What is selective listening?

<p>A method for studying selective attention in which people focus attention on one auditory stream of information while deliberately ignoring other auditory information.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is selective attention?

<p>Our brain is able to select what we notice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Inattentional Blindness

  • Refers to the inability to notice a fully visible but unexpected object when attention is focused elsewhere.

Change Blindness

  • Occurs when a change in a visual stimulus is introduced, yet the observer fails to notice it.

The Invisible Gorilla

  • A selective attention test demonstrating that individuals often miss significant events occurring around them and remain unaware of these omissions.

Selective Listening

  • A technique used to study selective attention by directing focus on one auditory stream while intentionally ignoring others.

Selective Attention

  • The cognitive process by which the brain determines what to notice and what to disregard in the environment.

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Test your understanding of inattentional blindness and related concepts with these flashcards. Learn about key terms such as change blindness and the invisible gorilla experiment. Perfect for psychology students looking to enhance their knowledge of attention phenomena.

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