Simons and Chabris

Question 1

state the assumptions of the cognitive area

Answer 1

• behaviour is a result of internal mental processes ie memory
• the mind works like a computer information is input, stored and output

Question 2

what is the key theme of simon and chabris’s study?

Answer 2

attentiion

Question 3

give the aim of simon and chabris’s study

Answer 3

to investigate the influenec of several factors on inattentional blindness

Question 4

what was the iv used in simon and chabris’s study?

Answer 4

• colour of attended team
• type of unexpected object
• difficulty of task
• type of video

Question 5

what was the dv used in simon and chabris’s study?

Answer 5

answering yes or no to any of the 4 questions

Question 6

state the design used in simon and chabris’s study

Answer 6

independent meausres

participants took part in one of 16 conditions

Question 7

state the method of simon and chabris’s study

Answer 7

lab experiment

Question 8

give strengths of the method used in simon and chabris’s study

Answer 8

• high control
• experimenters given a script in order to reduce bias
• increasing internal validity

Question 9

give weaknesses of the method used in simon and chabris’s study

Answer 9

• low level of realism
• unrealistic task counting the number of passes in a basketball team
• reducing low ecological validity

Question 10

Describe the sample used in Simon and chabris’s study

Answer 10

• 288 participants
• volunteer sample
• undergraduate students offered a candy bar

Question 11

define inattentional blindness

Answer 11

when we don/t see something we’ve looked at because our attention was not focused on it

Question 12

when did the unexpected event appear ?

Answer 12

44-48 seconds in

Question 13

how many experimenters weree there in simons and chabris study ?

Answer 13

21

Question 14

describe the transparent condition

Answer 14

the teams and the unexpected vent were filmed separately and then superimposed

Question 15

describe the opaque condition

Answer 15

all seven actors were filmed at the same time

Question 16

why would participants results be disregarded ??

Answer 16

• admitting heard of inattentional blindness

- loosing count of the number of passes

Question 17

how many conditions were there in simons and chabris study?

Answer 17

16

Question 18

how many noticed the unexpected event?

Answer 18

54%

Question 19

how many failed to notice the unexpected event?

Answer 19

46%

Question 20

give the conclusions from simon and chabris study

Answer 20

• inattentional blindness occurs more frequently in cases of superimposition as opposed to live action, but is still a feature of both
• the degree of inattional blindness depends on the difficulty of the task
• observers are more likely to notice unexpected events if these event are similar to the ones they are paying attention to
• objects can pass through the spatial area of attentional focus and sill not be seen if they are not specifically being attended to

Question 21

how many noticed the unexpected event in the hard condition?

Answer 21

45%

Question 22

how many noticed the unexpected event in the easy condition?

Answer 22

64%