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- Title
Noticing of an Unexpected Event is Affected by Attentional Set for Expected Action.
- Authors
Karns, Tara E.; Rivardo, Mark G.
- Abstract
In a study of the role of attentional set on noticing in an inattentional blindness (IB) paradigm, 86 college students (52 female) attempted to identify a target person on a prerecorded surveillance video. Participants received a folder containing information about a target person who either had a restraining order against him or was needed to attend to a family emergency, watched a surveillance video, and then answered questions about the video. In each video, 1 of 2 unexpected events (confrontation or person in a gorilla suit) was present. In the family emergency condition participants noticed the gorilla (71%) more often than the confrontation (33%). Those given the restraining order instructions noticed the confrontation (77%) more often than the gorilla (40%). Attentional set for expected actions can affect noticing in a complex, dynamic video. Although IB could not be implicated with certainty, findings are relevant to situations where IB may occur.
- Subjects
PERSONALITY tests; VISION disorders; BLINDNESS; RESTRAINING orders; COURT orders; INJUNCTIONS; EYE diseases; SENSORY disorders; FAMILIES &; psychology; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
North American Journal of Psychology, 2010, Vol 12, Issue 3, p637
- ISSN
1527-7143
- Publication type
Article