test of selective attention

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selective attention test

the researcher claims that there is no difference between those who see it and those who dont. immediately i thought of ADD though.

selective attention test
^^^click on this for the link.

Yes, I saw it. I've already seen a similar test on TV and your poll kinda spoils it so I knew what was coming.

I saw it but it didn't really register in my brain until they asked.

I counted 14 passes (I think I missed one of the first ones), saw the gorilla, and the 2 S's on the wall between the 3 elevators. I guess I'm desensitized to random people in gorilla suits, but it was easier to spot than following all the motion in the passing of the balls.

I counted 15 and missed the gorilla!

I have took this little test before, so I knew the gorilla was coming, therefore I saw the gorilla. But when I first done it a few months ago, I didn't see the gorilla at all. I would show it to my mum, but she's so afraid of screamers, even if I promise her that there won't be screamers in this video.

Counting the passes was harder than ignoring a dancing dude in a gorilla suit. 13 passes, yes to the gorrilla. The constant motion of both teams (and the fact that the video did not run smoothly on my comp) made counting difficult therefore the background and odd things were easier to notice.

I counted 8 and did not see the gorilla.

The test is ruined by the title. It alerts people that there is something special to look for.

I had my mother do it and she got 13 and also did not see the gorilla.

Invalid on me because I've seen this before in several of my psych classes. I never actually got to see it without being warned ahead of time of what it entailed.

I counted 10 passes but I saw the gorilla.

15 but didn't see the gorilla. Following the ball made my eyes hurt.

I counted 15, but I confess to missing the gorilla. I was so focused on the white-shirted people passing the ball, I had no idea that there was a gorilla there.

I counted to 14, but I had missed the first one due to distraction.

I saw the gorilla. I saw the gorilla the first time I saw this, without warning that there was anything to look out for.