tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post115397569170742722..comments2024-02-15T11:55:02.998-08:00Comments on Why Homeschool: Have you heard of the "opaque gorilla video"?Henry Catehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1154053074594257842006-07-27T19:17:00.000-07:002006-07-27T19:17:00.000-07:00When I watched the video segment and Henry asked m...When I watched the video segment and Henry asked me to count the number of times the ball was thrown, I took it as a personal challenge to not miss a throw. I was thinking that there was going to be some trick and only the really smart people would count all the ball throws right. So, I purposely only focused on the ball and nothing else. I was so surprised the second time when I watched the segment (not counting) and saw the gorilla.Janine Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078812496080773315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1154049658156451122006-07-27T18:20:00.000-07:002006-07-27T18:20:00.000-07:00I know that is what they are reporting, but how ca...I know that is what they are reporting, but how can we know that is really what they are seeing? I'm just a curious, always questioning person at heart, but I'm not sure that people missing things in television is necessarily directly related to what they are deducing from this. <BR/><BR/>Do you think the same results would happen with people sitting in the stands of the auditorium watching the same scenario? Our brains are engaged in a totally different way in real life than in tv viewing.Hanley Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07363108115499781703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1154033123695709622006-07-27T13:45:00.000-07:002006-07-27T13:45:00.000-07:00My understanding is it is more of the first. The ...My understanding is it is more of the first. The focus was how our brains filter out some of what we see.Henry Catehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03097237237859928969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18436046.post-1153986613379726792006-07-27T00:50:00.000-07:002006-07-27T00:50:00.000-07:00ok, but I have a question. Is this studying how w...ok, but I have a question. Is this studying how we interpret things, or is this demonstrating how quickly the brain turns off when watching television? I'm not positive the research is measuring what they claim as other research has shown the human brain to pretty much <A HREF="http://gottsegnet.blogspot.com/2006/05/educational-television-misnomer.html" REL="nofollow">switch off</A> within a few seconds of turning on the television.Hanley Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07363108115499781703noreply@blogger.com