Laura was driving home from school and she stopped at an intersection. She looked to her left and right for oncoming cars and then made a left turn, pulling out right in front of a motorcycle. Even though she looked in that direction, she failed to see the motorcycle, likely because she was looking only for cars. Her inability to see the motorcycle is a phenomenon known as:

The concept of inattentional blindness refers to the failure to see a fully visible but unexpected object because the attention was put into another thing or event.

In this example, Laura' attention is focused on oncoming cars, and although the motorcycle is fully visible in front of her, she fails to notices it. Therefore, this is an example of Inattentional blindness.

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