In a previous post I shared some videos that demonstrate the principle of Change Blindness (https://briandavidphillips.net/2011/03/28/change-blindness/). Here are some more gag or practical joke videos that employ the same principle to humorous effect. BLACKOUT BASEBALL UNISEX BACKPACK THEY WERE FIVE Brian www.BrianDavidPhillips.net
Daily Archives: March 28, 2011
Influence, Special Features
Change Blindness
by Brian David Phillips •
The phenomenon of Change Blindness is an interesting function of our blinds in that when we are involved in an activity we gloss over particular changes in the environment, particularly when they are unexpected and all other functions of the context are as expected. This is demonstrated via an intriguing experiment in which one experimenter…
Influence, Special Features
Selective Attention
by Brian David Phillips •
I’ve posted on Selective Attention before but since it’s been awhile and a number of the videos previously referenced are no longer valid, I thought I’d repost a bit to clear out the rubble so to speak. Visual Selective Attention ExperimentBecklen and Cervone (1983) Selective AwarenessDancing Bear Selective AttentionKids Version Brian www.BrianDavidPhillips.net