The Monkey Business Illusion

Daniel Simons
28 Apr 201001:42

Summary

TLDRIn 'The Monkey Business Illusion,' Daniel S. Simons challenges viewers to count how many times players in white pass a ball. While the correct answer is 16, many miss an unexpected event: a gorilla walking through the scene. If you're aware of the gorilla, you might spot it, but could miss other changes like a color-shifting curtain or a player leaving the game. This highlights how focusing on one task can make us overlook other unexpected events, demonstrating the 'Monkey Business Illusion' and the nature of selective attention.

Takeaways

  • 🔢 The task is to count how many times the players wearing white pass the ball.
  • ✔️ The correct number of passes is 16.
  • 🦍 A gorilla appears in the video as a surprising element.
  • 🙈 About half of the people miss the gorilla if they haven't seen the video before.
  • 👀 If you know about the gorilla beforehand, you're more likely to notice it.
  • ❓ The video also includes other unexpected changes, like the curtain changing color.
  • 🏃‍♂️ A player on the black team leaves the game during the video.
  • 🔄 The video is replayed to highlight the missed events.
  • 🎯 Focusing on one thing, like the gorilla, can make you miss other unexpected events.
  • 📚 The video is part of a broader lesson on inattentional blindness, known as the Monkey Business Illusion.

Q & A

  • What is the primary task given to the viewers at the beginning of the video?

    -The primary task is to count how many times the players wearing white pass the ball.

  • What is the correct number of passes made by the players in white?

    -The correct number of passes made by the players in white is 16.

  • What unexpected event occurs in the video that many viewers miss?

    -Many viewers miss a person in a gorilla suit walking through the scene.

  • What percentage of people miss the gorilla if they haven't seen a similar video before?

    -About half of the people who haven't seen or heard about a video like this before miss the gorilla.

  • How does prior knowledge of the gorilla impact viewers' perception of the video?

    -If viewers know about the gorilla in advance, they are more likely to see it during the video.

  • Besides the gorilla, what other unexpected events occur in the video?

    -The curtain changes color, and a player on the black team leaves the game.

  • What is the purpose of rewinding and rewatching the video?

    -Rewinding allows viewers to notice the unexpected events they may have missed while focusing on the gorilla or counting passes.

  • What is the main concept demonstrated by the Monkey Business Illusion?

    -The Monkey Business Illusion demonstrates that focusing on one task or object can cause people to miss other unexpected events.

  • What does the phrase 'when you're looking for a gorilla, you often miss other unexpected events' suggest?

    -It suggests that when people concentrate on a particular task, like looking for the gorilla, they may fail to notice other significant changes or events around them.

  • Where can viewers learn more about the Monkey Business Illusion and the original 'gorilla' experiment?

    -Viewers can learn more at the website theinvisiblegorilla.com.

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