Illusions of Attention Mini-Lecture PDF
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This mini-lecture explores the concept of attention and discusses related illusions of attention, such as inattentional blindness and change blindness. It examines how attentional limitations impact our ability to detect changes in our environment.
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Illusions of Attention Mini-Lecture Ch. 4 Attention is a precious, limited resource The Invisible Gorilla • Inattentional Blindness: Occurs when people are unaware of clearly visible stimuli if they aren’t directing their attention to them • 50% miss the gorilla entirely (Simons & Chabris, 1999)...
Illusions of Attention Mini-Lecture Ch. 4 Attention is a precious, limited resource The Invisible Gorilla • Inattentional Blindness: Occurs when people are unaware of clearly visible stimuli if they aren’t directing their attention to them • 50% miss the gorilla entirely (Simons & Chabris, 1999), though 90% predict they would notice it (Levin & Angelone, 2008) • Will people who are familiar with the task be more likely to detect other changes? • No! Percentages of people noticing the curtain color and number of players changing did not differ between those who were familiar and unfamiliar with the task (Simons, 2010) • “Satisfaction of search” Change Detection • Change Blindness: Difficulty in detecting changes in scenes • Change Blindness IRL: Movie Continuity Errors • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUAeFb57qE Attention is a precious, limited resource
