Christian, a Caucasian man, and Sung-Yee, a Korean man, are walking to their cars when an Asian man pulls out a knife and demands their wallets.
In a lineup, Christian cannot tell which man is the one who attacked him, but Sung-Yee has no problem identifying the culprit. This is an example of
a. source-monitoring.
b. bystander apathy.
c. selective attention.
d. the own-race bias.
Question 2
James was sitting outside at a caf, leisurely watching pedestrians wander by, and trying to see how many people were walking dogs that morning.
Based on research presented in your text, how likely would it be that James notices a mime walking down the street?
a. 100 percent chance that he would notice
b. 50 percent chance that he would notice
c. 25 percent chance that he would notice
d. no chance that he would notice something so subtle
