Bao was driving home after class, and at the same time was chatting on his cell phone with a classmate. The two were commiserating over how difficult that afternoon's test was, when suddenly Bao's car was struck on the side by another vehicle
It turns out that Bao was so engrossed in conversation that he failed to notice that his traffic light had turned red. His focus on his conversation caused him to experience __________ to the traffic signal.
a. change blindness
b. inattentional blindness
c. cocktail party blindness
d. choice blindness
Answer: B
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a. important because you are less likely to be influenced by how statistics are presented. b. important because you will recognize the numerical difference between "10% out of 100" and "10 out of 100" c. not important because as a psychologist you will not often use statistics. d. not important because as a psychology major you will not have to learn statistics.
Cells that "fire together, wire together.". This saying best captures the concept of
a. memory consolidation. b. amnesia. c. repression. d. long-term potentiation. e. overlearning.