Exploring Inattentional Blindness and Perception

What task are viewers asked to perform at the beginning of the video?

• Count the number of times the players wearing black pass the ball

• Count the number of times the players wearing white pass the ball

• Spot the gorilla in the video

• Notice the color of the curtain

What is the correct number of passes made by the players wearing white?

• 17

• 16

• 15

• 14

What unexpected event do about half of the viewers miss if they haven't heard about the video before?

• The ball being dropped

• The appearance of a gorilla

• A player on the black team leaving the game

• The curtain changing color

What other unexpected events are mentioned besides the gorilla?

• A player on the white team leaving the game

• The curtain changing color and a player on the black team leaving the game

• The ball being dropped and the curtain changing color

• A player on the black team leaving the game and the ball being dropped

What is the main concept demonstrated by the Monkey Business Illusion?

• Gorillas are hard to spot in videos

• People can easily count passes accurately

• Focusing on one task can cause us to miss other unexpected events

• Unexpected events are always noticed