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Investigating inattentional blindness through the lens of fear chemosignals
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Inattentional blindness is a phenomenon wherein people fail to perceive obvious stimuli within their vision, sometimes
leading to dramatic consequences. Research on the effects of fear chemosignals suggests that they facilitate receivers’
sensory acquisition. We aimed to examine the interplay between these phenomena, investigating whether exposure
to fear chemosignals (vs. rest body odors) can reduce the inattentional-blindness handicap. Utilizing a virtual-reality
aquarium,we asked participants to count how many morsels a school of fish consumedwhile two unexpected stimuli
swam by. We predicted that participants exposed to fear chemosignals (N =131) would detect unexpected stimuli
significantly more often than participants exposed to rest body odors (N =125). All participants were adult Portuguese
university students aged 18 to 40 years. The results confirmed our hypothesis, χ2
(1) = 6.10,p = .014, revealing
that exposure to fear chemosignals significantly increased the detection of unexpected stimuli by about 10%. The
implications of our findings open a novel avenue for reducing the adverse consequences of inattentional blindness
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Fear chemosignals Inattentional blindness Sensory acquisition Virtual reality Open data Open materials Peregistration
Contexto Educativo
Citação
Semin, G. R., DePhillips, M., & Gomes, N. (2024). Investigating Inattentional Blindness Through the Lens of Fear Chemosignals. Psychological Science (0956-7976), 35(1), 72–81. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976231213572
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SAGE Publications Inc.