AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Inattentional blindness typically occurs when attention is diverted, such as when the observer engages in an attentionally demanding task elsewhere, and does not expect the appearance of the object or event.

Detailed explanation-2: -Inattentional blindness is the failure to notice a fully-visible, but unexpected object because attention was engaged on another task, event, or object.

Detailed explanation-3: -Inattentional blindness: failing to see visible objects when our attention is directed elsewhere.

Detailed explanation-4: -The failure to notice unexpected objects or events when attention is focused elsewhere is now known as inattentional blindness. The study of such failures of awareness has a long history, but their practical importance has received increasing attention over the past decade.

Detailed explanation-5: -Research on a phenomenon known as inattentional blindness suggests that unless we pay close attention, we can miss even the most conspicuous events.