Christy failed to notice that she received her ice cream in a sugar cone rather than a waffle cone as she had requested. She later indicated to another customer that she preferred sugar cones over waffle cones. Christy's behavior most clearly illustrates

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Choice blindness refers to the phenomenon where individuals fail to notice a change or mistake in a choice they have made, and may even express a preference for the erroneous option. This is exactly what Christy demonstrated in the scenario described. The other options are not applicable in this context. Parallel processing refers to the brain's ability to attend to and process multiple inputs simultaneously. Dual processing refers to the idea that there are two separate cognitive systems at work in the brain (one automatic and one deliberate), which can work together or separately depending on the task at hand. The pop-out phenomenon refers to the ease with which we can locate a target object when it stands out from its background. None of these concepts are relevant for explaining Christy's behavior.

Christy Failed to Notice That She Received Her Ice Cream