About Psychology: Why We Sometimes Miss What's Right In Front of Us

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Psychology Psychology Basics Theories Experiments From Kendra Cherry, your Guide to Psychology Have you ever wondered why you miss major bloopers and mistakes on TV programs and movies? In this week's newsletter, learn more about why we sometimes fail to notice what's right in front of us. What Is Inattentional Blindness? Just because your eyes are open, it doesn't mean that you are seeing everything around you. Attention plays a major role in perception and influences what you notice - and what you often miss. Search Related Topics:  attention  change blindness  schemas What Is Change Blindness? Change blindness is a similar phenomenon that involves failing to notice changes in visual scenes. Learn more about why this happens and the real-world impact is can have. Search Related Topics:  change blindness  attention  vision 16 Traits You Need to Be a Great Leader Do you think you have what it takes to be a great leader? Researchers have found that certain personality traits are often linked to strong leadership. Search Related Topics:  leadership  personality traits  5 Controversial Psychology Experiments Some of the best-known psychology experiments are also some of the most controversial. Learn more about 5 of the most shocking psychology experiments. Search Related Topics:  stanford prison experiment  milgram obedience experiment  learned helplessness Related Searches Research Psychology Issues in Psychology Study Psychology A2 Level Psychology Psychology Learning Featured Articles Cognitive Psychology Social Psychology History of Psychology Psychology Research Methods Psychotherapy Academic Resources for Psychology Students   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Kendra Cherry Psychology Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Psychology newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads What Is Psychology? How Emotionally Intelligent Are You? 11 Things You Can Do With a Psychology Degree How to Remember Absolutely Anything What Do Dreams Really Mean?   Follow me on: Advertisement