Simons and Levin (1997) conducted a field experiment in which participants were chosen at random. In the experiment, an experimenter posing as a tourist asked a person on campus for directions. When the experimenter asking the question was changed, the researchers found that ______.
A. nearly 50% of the participants failed to notice the change from one person to another
B. nearly 100% of the participants noticed the change from one person to another
C. nearly 100% of the participants failed to notice the change from one person to another
D. the participants were surprised when the experimenter was suddenly someone of a different gender
Answer: A
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