Inattentional Blindness: Missing What We Don't Notice
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Inattentional Blindness: Missing What We Don't Notice

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Learn about inattentional blindness through the classic 1999 study by Simons and Chabris that reveals how focus affects perception.

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  1. 11 July 2026 · corrected by Emir Baycan

    2 corrections applied: Neisser & Becklen selective looking paper was 1975 in Cognitive Psychology, not 1979 in Cognition | Strayer & Johnston 'Driven to distraction' was 2001 in Psychological Science, not 2003 in JEP:Applied

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    In 1979, in the Cognition journal, Neisser and Robert Becklen... / In a 2003 paper in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied...

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    In 1975, in Cognitive Psychology, Neisser and Robert Becklen... / In a 2001 paper in Psychological Science, Strayer and William Johnston...

    Why: Verified live content, bibliography, FAQ, and excerpt already correctly reflect both fixes (1975/Cognitive Psychology and 2001/Psychological Science). No action needed on this contributions scope. Note: flagged a separate, distinct FAQ entry (out of this contributions scope) that conflates the 2001 and 2007 Strayer studies for a future pass.

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