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1
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General Setup

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video: 1. easy task /hard task
2. opaque /transparent
3. white team/black team
4. gorilla / umbrella woman

2
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results

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  1. easy task more likely to be noticed
  2. opaque condition more likely to be noticed
  3. black team more likely to notice gorilla
  4. umbrella woman more likely to be noticed
3
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conclusions

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  1. inattentional not only prone to transparent style
  2. difficulty of monitoring task regulates level of inattentional blindness
  3. task similar to event -> more likely to notice
  4. to notice something it needs our focused attention
    - > just passing our spatial extend of attention is not enough