Comments on: Inattentional blindness demo modernized http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/inattentional-blindness-modernized/ Contains no trans-fats, lead or red dye #2 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:42:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: jim http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/inattentional-blindness-modernized/#comment-3274 jim Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:56:02 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/inattentional-blindness-modernized/#comment-3274 Sara, the <i>only</i> reason I'd seen the gorilla (in the original) was I wasn't paying attention when the instructions were being given and wasn't focused counting basketball passes. (At the time, I was fantasizing about getting out early in the afternoon to go riding ;-) His other examples are fascinating (and not just because I was 'fooled' ). My favorites were when they switched out someone. (For example, student comes up to ask a question. Person ducks down as if to pick up a pen, another person stands up and answers.) Sara, the only reason I’d seen the gorilla (in the original) was I wasn’t paying attention when the instructions were being given and wasn’t focused counting basketball passes. (At the time, I was fantasizing about getting out early in the afternoon to go riding ;-)

His other examples are fascinating (and not just because I was ‘fooled’ ). My favorites were when they switched out someone. (For example, student comes up to ask a question. Person ducks down as if to pick up a pen, another person stands up and answers.)

]]> By: Sara http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/inattentional-blindness-modernized/#comment-3273 Sara Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:16:44 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/inattentional-blindness-modernized/#comment-3273 I love this! I won't lie and say I saw the trick the first time... I love this! I won’t lie and say I saw the trick the first time…

]]> By: scout http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/inattentional-blindness-modernized/#comment-3248 scout Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:13:14 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/inattentional-blindness-modernized/#comment-3248 Ha! Brilliant! Ha! Brilliant!

]]> By: John http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/inattentional-blindness-modernized/#comment-3247 John Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:09:35 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/inattentional-blindness-modernized/#comment-3247 Excellent! Excellent!

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