Bao was driving home after class,and at the same time was chatting on his cell phone with a classmate.The two were commiserating over how difficult that afternoon's test was,when suddenly Bao's car was struck on the side by another vehicle.It turns out that Bao was so engrossed in conversation that he failed to notice that his traffic light had turned red.His focus on his conversation caused him to experience __________ to the traffic signal.
A) change blindness
B) inattentional blindness
C) cocktail party blindness
D) choice blindness

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Bao's failure to notice the traffic light turning red due to being engrossed in conversation is an example of inattentional blindness, where a person fails to notice an unexpected stimulus in their environment because their attention is focused elsewhere. Change blindness refers to the inability to notice changes that occur gradually or between visual interruptions, cocktail party blindness refers to ignoring other conversations in favor of focusing on one in particular, and choice blindness refers to the tendency to justify choices that were not actually made by us.

Bao Was Driving Home After Class,and at the Same Time