Activity for the book My Psychology

Show Me More: 3.2 Mudsplashes, Gorillas, and Change Blindness

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View the Show Me More video and then answer the questions.

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Visual Attention: Gorilla on the Court
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      Question 1

      Marlene was so focused on her computer while she was working on a major project for work that she did not realize her husband was talking to her. He felt hurt that she was ignoring him, but she truly did not hear what he had said. This can be explained by the concept of .

      Question 2

      In an interesting study, Professor Truelock starts class wearing a blue tie, but as his students are watching a 5-minute video he quickly switches to a dark green tie while none of them are looking. He observes that not a single student appears to notice the difference, and none of them comments on the new color of his neckwear. How might a psychologist explain this?

      Question 3

      Researchers used a technique that included the use of “mudsplashes.” To what does this term refer?