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Native American Indians on Caribbean Islands couldn't see Columbus's ships

I have heard this a number of times now, but I still don't know if it is true or not.

If this is TRUE, then I believe it would be considered an example of Inattentional blindness.

If NOT true, then I think this article should address this as a common example of a MIS-understanding of Inattentional blindness.

http://www.abc.net.au/science/features/bleep/default.htm

http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/ubb/get_topic/f/36/t/000804.html

http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=36;t=000803;p=0 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.255.10.117 (talk) 16:27, 21 March 2008 (UTC)

Accidents

What about accidents where Inattentional blindness is a factor? Tabletop (talk) 06:18, 14 September 2009 (UTC)

Experiments

The following sentence is so badly constructed that it is difficult to know how to correct it. "Simons interprets this by stating that people are mistaken with regard to how important events will automatically draw their attention away from current tasks or goals." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.217.207.192 (talk) 06:18, 16 October 2010 (UTC)