An astronomer is looking through a telescope at the rings of Saturn and trying to measure the width of a certain ring. Which of the following examples illustrates inattention blindness in this situation?
a) Failing to notice a Russian space probe even though she looks directly at i
b) Being unable to see the rings clearly after looking at a bright light
c) Having trouble counting the number of rings because some are very faint
d) Failing to see a brief flash of light that occurs during a saccade
A
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