For this assignment, you will view video clips that demonstrate inattentional blindness and change blindness. Your job is to view the video clips and write a reaction.
To begin, go to Daniel Simons visual cognition laboratory at the University of Illinois:
http://www.simonslab.com/videos.html
There are five video clips in the section labeled Try it yourself. Note the playlist in the upper right corner where you can find all five videos. The first half of each clip demonstrates either inattentional blindness or change blindness, and the second half of each clip explains what has happened in the video clip. Watch the first half of each clip and follow the instructions to complete the demonstration. Make sure you STOP the video after the demonstration. At this point, write down your results from the demonstration. In the first video clip, for example, two teams are passing a basketb
all. One team has white shirts, and the other team has black shirts. You are supposed to carefully count the number of times the white-shirt team members pass the ball to each other. After watching the two teams play this game for a several seconds, a black screen appears asking How many passes did you count? STOP the video at this point. Write down your answer to this question, and make a few notes on anything else you noticed in the video. Only after you have written down your results from the demonstration should you watch the rest of the video.
Your report should first provide a definition for inattentional blindness and change blindness. Next, include a description of 1) the task for each video; 2) your results, and 3) your reaction after you finished watching the entire video. You should do this for all five videos.
Please write in complete, grammatically correct sentences.