Change blindness

Change blindness (English change blindness ) refers to a phenomenon of visual perception , are not perceived in the partially large changes in a visual scene by the viewer.

For example, if the viewer looks at an image and his attention is distracted for a short time, for example by a passing person, the viewer does not recognize changes to the image made in the meantime, even if these are significant.

This phenomenon is investigated in consciousness research , among other things , with the question of how reality or reality is depicted in our consciousness.

See also

• Optionally blindness ( choice blindness )
• Inattention blindness

Web links

• SM Dornhöfer: Doctoral thesis "Change blindness". With a detailed and clear description of the phenomenon
• Christian Stöcker: The trickiest perception - blind to the change. In: Der Spiegel , September 1, 2005
• City of London instructional video on road safety exploiting the effect. In: youtube.com