25 September 2009
Watch the bouncing balls…
The following is a psychological test. It may prove that you’re crazy. OK, maybe not crazy, but the results might surprise you. You’ve seen those things where they give you a paragraph to read and ask you to count the “F”s. Well, this is similar, you have to pay very close attention to get the right answer.
This is a lot harder than it seems. It’s tricky. The first time you watch this video, pay attention to the students in the white t-shirts only. Well, don’t pay attention to them. Pay attention to the number of times that they bounce the ball. Keep a running count of the number of bounces from the white shirts (not black shirts). Don’t count the passes that stay in the air, only the bounces.
http://viscog.beckman.illinois.edu/flashmovie/15.php
For the second step, scroll down. Don’t read below before watching the first time.
Now, watch the video again, but don’t focus on the bounces. In fact, don’t focus on anything specifically. Just watch the students in general and see if there is something that you might have missed. Anyone can count passes, but how observant are you when focusing on something very specific?
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