Chris is looking for his fourth-grade stalker in an old yearbook. He forgot her name, but he thinks that she wore glasses. As he scans the yearbook pictures, Chris skips over anyone not wearing glasses and, therefore, passes by her picture (as it turns out, she did not wear glasses). Chris was able to block out "unimportant" parts of the environment due to
A. inattentional blindness.
B. reduced planfulness.
C. serial processing.
D. retinal disparity.
Answer: A
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