Question

While watching the live tennis match, marcus did not realize that a bird had landed on the empty seat next to him. His failure to notice the bird can be explained by inattentional _____?

Answer 1

The correct answer is “inattentional blindness”. This psychological phenomenon is not related to visual defects. In this case Marcus is so concentrated on the tennis match that is not capable of seen the bird next to him, even though the bird is on his visual field. The term inattentional blindness was introduced by the psychologist Arien Mack in 1192.