If a play-by-play announcer describing each pitch during a baseball game fails to notice a naked fan running across the infield, the announcer would be demonstrating
a. perceptual constancy.
b. attentional blindness.
c. inattentional blindness.
d. perceptual set.
Answer: c. inattentional blindness.
Psychology
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