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Seeing attention in inattentional blindness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 November 2025

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Steven B. Most*
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Abstract

Rosenholtz is right that the multiple meanings of attention hinder development of a unified attention theory, but this is not a crisis. Embracing its diversity can advance fields like clinical psychology. However, inattentional blindness challenges attempts to move beyond attention as an explanatory concept. I illustrate this by highlighting attentional set, which demonstrates selective prioritization rather than mere task constraints.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 48 , 2025 , e152
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