Fun visual game time:
1. Go to this web page and watch the video in its entirety. Your task: Count how many times the people wearing white shirts pass the ball to one another.
2. Then read this article, particularly paragraphs seven through ten.
3. Then pour yourself a drink and read this article.
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16 August | 12:03 | lw
My question: Would there have been a difference in gorilla-spotting frequency if people were asked to watch the black-shirted team? (I feel like part of my pass-counting technique was to mentally block out colors other than the white of the shirts on the team I was supposed to be watching.)
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