The Awareness Test
I guarantee you that you're going to watch this video twice:
I was right, wasn't I?
(Hat tip: Willow Gross)
posted by Brian at
10:57 PM
Monday, March 17, 2008
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Monday, March 17, 2008 The Awareness Test I guarantee you that you're going to watch this video twice:
posted by Brian at
10:57 PM
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3 Comments:
Yes, you were right. Still, I disagree with the parallels being drawn here. Counting fast-moving objects of specific color is not a commonplace activity that one can perform subconsciously, and it clearly requires mentally blocking out anything that is not of that color. Were the bear polar, it might have registered...
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Ilya, at 8:05 AM, March 18, 2008
I didn't think of it as a test of skill so much, as a reason to discount eye witness accounts. Picture this scenario:
Lawyer: Ma'am, you say you saw the car accident happen in broad daylight. Can you tell us, please, was there a man in a bear suit doing the moonwalk next to the car when the accident occurred?
Witness: No. I'm sure I'd have seen it if it was there...
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Brian, at 12:56 PM, March 18, 2008
And I would have no reason to disbelieve the witness, unless there was also:
Lawyer: What were you doing at the time?
Witness: Why, right before that all happened, someone asked me out of the blue to keep the exact count of the passerbys who were wearing pink-ribbon hats... He said it was a test, and I was doing my best to ace it.
I just cannot believe that without being forcefully distracted by a task that requires focus, you would miss something that is obviously out of place...
If there is a similar test that instructs simply "Watch the video", and people still miss the incongruity, then I would be convinced...
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Ilya, at 7:42 PM, March 18, 2008
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