The Visible Gorilla (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

The Visible Gorilla

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By modifying a famous experiment involving a person in a gorilla suit and two teams of people passing basketballs back and forth, Simons demonstrated that expecting the unexpected does not improve one's chances of seeing it.

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Photos provided by Daniel Simons. Photo illustration by Diana Yates.

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Image may be used only with stories about the research described in the news release. Please credit: Photos provided by Daniel Simons. Photo illustration by Diana Yates.

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