Simons and Levin (1997) Conducted a Field Experiment in Which

Multiple Choice

Simons and Levin (1997) conducted a field experiment in which participants were chosen at random.In the experiment, an experimenter posing as a tourist asked a person on campus for directions.When the experimenter asking the question was changed, the researchers found that ______.

A) nearly 50% of the participants failed to notice the change from one person to another
B) nearly 100% of the participants noticed the change from one person to another
C) nearly 100% of the participants failed to notice the change from one person to another
D) the participants were surprised when the experimenter was suddenly someone of a different gender