Simons and Levin (1997) conducted an experiment in which participants were asked directions by an experimenter.When the participant started giving directions, two other experimenters, posing as construction workers, passed by carrying a detached door.The construction workers passed between the experimenter who had asked for directions and the participant.What happened next?
A)The first experimenter hid behind the door and exited the scene, while a second experimenter, the same gender and age as the first experimenter, replaced the first.
B)The participant was asked if he attended to the message written on the detached door.
C)The door remained between the experimenter and participant, causing the latter to choose between talking through the door or moving around the door to talk.
D)The experimenter went with the construction workers, leaving the participant with no one to talk to.

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This experiment by Simons and Levin (1997) is a classic example of change blindness, where the person asking for directions was switched with another person behind the door, and many participants did not notice the change.

Simons and Levin (1997) Conducted an Experiment in Which Participants