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crazycityslicker · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Suppose that you are watching a movie. Two men are talking, and the camera focuses on a man in a blue shirt, with long sideburns. The focus shifts to the other man.

Then it returns to the man in the blue shirtbut now his sideburns are about an inch shorter. If you fail to notice that he looks different, you are exhibiting
a. bottom-up processing.
b. change blindness.
c. the principle that face recognition is special.
d. the recognition-by-components approach.

Question 2

Suppose that a close friend is telling you about a very emotional experience she has just had. You are paying such close attention to her that you fail to notice that some strangers have just entered the room. This incident is an example of

a. change blindness.
b. illusory contour.
c. inattentional blindness.
d. a gestalt.