How not to be seen: The contribution of similarity and selective ignoring to sustained inattentional blindness

Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 9-17

  Most, Steven B ^a   Simons, Daniel J ^b   Scholl, Brian J ^b   Jimenez, Rachel ^b   Clifford, Erin ^b   Chabris, Christopher F ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; VISION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035222341     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00303     Document Type: Article

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