Change blindness

/tʃeɪndʒ ˈblaɪnd.nəs/ noun

Definition

The failure to detect large changes in a visual scene when they occur during a brief disruption such as a blink, saccade, or scene cut.

Etymology

From Old English 'change' + 'blind' + '-ness.' Being blind to changes. Demonstrated by Daniel Simons and Daniel Levin.

Kelly Says

Change blindness is missing HUGE changes right in front of you — in experiments, people don't even notice when the person they're talking to is swapped for someone else!

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