Psychology A-Level
inattentional blindness
What inattentional blindness means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of inattentional blindness
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Reference: OCR
Focused attention on a primary task, like counting passes, leaves insufficient cognitive resources to process unexpected visual stimuli.
Topics that use inattentional blindness
- Section A: Core studies (OCR A-Level)
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