Question

Bob is at a bar full of music, chatter, and laughter. he gets involved in an interesting conversation with a woman named mona, and he tunes out all the background noise. bob's friend, karen, taps him on the shoulder and asks what song just played on the jukebox. bob says he doesn't know, even though he is sitting right next to the jukebox and is familiar with popular music. this illustrates the role that ________ plays in what is sensed versus what is perceived.

Answer 1

The answer is Attention. Attention plays a major role on how we perceive our environment. The term inattentional blindness refers to the lack of attention to what is happening to the surroundings therefore failure to perceive a significant detail or event.