In a Study of Inattentional Blindness,Daniel Simons and Colleagues Presented

Multiple Choice

In a study of inattentional blindness,Daniel Simons and colleagues presented an unexpected event,such as a woman with an umbrella crossing the room from left to right,to a group of participants who were trying to monitor the number of passes that a particular basketball team made in a film.When questioned later about "anything unexpected" that happened in the film,______.

A) almost all participants noticed the woman with the umbrella
B) only participants with an easier pass-monitoring task noticed the woman
C) only participants with a more difficult pass-counting task noticed the woman
D) only about half of participants noticed the woman