In a now-classic study by Simons and Chabris (1999), study participants watched two teams pass a basketball among teammates. One team was wearing white shirts and the other was wearing black shirts. Participants were told to count how many times the team wearing the white shirts passed the basketball, thereby directing their attention to the white shirts and ignoring the black shirts. Interestingly, more than half of the study participants failed to notice when a man wearing a black gorilla suit walked right past the two teams. This phenomenon is known as:

Janis volunteered to participate in a psychology experiment. When she arrives at the lab, a lab assistant standing on the other side of a counter greets her. The lab assistant explains the informed consent procedure and asks her to sign the form. As the lab assistant reaches for the form he drops it behind the counter. He drops down behind the counter to pick up the form, but, unbeknownst to Janis, another person stands up holding the form. After Janis signs the form, she is asked if she noticed the change. She replies that she did not. This phenomenon is known as:

The way in which you quickly group the individual letters in this test item into separate words best illustrates the principle of

The distance between our right and left eyes functions to provide us with a cue for depth perception known as

Railroad tracks appear to converge in the distance. This provides a cue for depth perception known as

Grass seen through sunglasses appears equally as green as it does without glasses. This best illustrates

Jamaal has to make an important phone call. Unfortunately, his cell phone is not charged so he has to use his landline, which does not store phone numbers. To make the call, he has to get the number from his cell phone and remember it long enough to dial it on his landline. For this task, which memory is most important?

Dr. Napleton prefers to give his students all essay and fill-in-the-blank questions in order to fully test their:

You hear a familiar word in your native language and it is virtually impossible not to recognize the word's meaning. This best illustrates the importance of:

Students who review previously learned course material at various times throughout a semester to pass the AP Psychology Exam are especially likely to demonstrate long-term retention of the course material. This best illustrates the value of

At a block party, Cyndi is introduced to eight new neighbors. Moments later, she remembers only the names of the first three and last two neighbors. Her experience illustrates

Although Jordan could not recall the exact words of a poem he had recently heard, he clearly remembered the meaning of the poem. This best illustrates the importance of

Employing the single word HOMES to remember the names of North America's five Great Lakes best illustrates the use of

The happier Judie is, the more readily she recalls experiences with former teachers who were warm and generous. This best illustrates that emotional states can be

During her evening Spanish language exam, Janica so easily remembers the French vocabulary she studied that morning that she finds it difficult to recall the Spanish vocabulary she rehearsed that afternoon. Her difficulty best illustrates

After Teresa was verbally threatened by someone in a passing car, she was asked whether she recognized the man who was driving the car. Several hours later, Teresa mistakenly recalled that the driver was a male rather than a female. Teresa's experience best illustrates

A defense attorney emphasizes to a jury that her client works full-time, supports his family, and enjoys leisure-time hobbies. Although none of this information is relevant to the trial, it is designed to make the defendant appear to be a typical member of the local community. The lawyer is most clearly seeking to take advantage of

When her teacher failed to recognize that Judy had her hand raised for a question, Judy began to think her teacher was unfriendly. Although she subsequently learned that the teacher's limited vision kept him from seeing her raised hand, she continued thinking the teacher was unfriendly. Judy's reaction best illustrates