TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Does expertise reduce rates of inattentional blindness? A meta-analysis
JO  - Perception
A1  - Ekelund, Malin
A1  - Fernsund, Hanna
A1  - Karlsson, Simon
A1  - Mac Giolla, Erik
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Inattentional blindness occurs when one fails to notice a fully visible stimulus because one's attention is on another task. Researchers have suggested that expertise at this other task should reduce rates of inattentional blindness. However, research on the topic has produced mixed findings. To gain clarity on the issue, we meta-analyzed the extant studies (K = 14; N = 1153). On average, experts showed only a slight reduction in rates of inattentional blindness: 62% of novices experienced inattentional blindness compared to 56% of experts, weighted odds ratio = 1.33, 95% CI [0.78, 2.28]. The relevance of the stimuli to the experts' domain of expertise showed no notable moderating effects. The low number of the included studies, and the small sample sizes of the original studies, weaken our conclusions. Nonetheless, when taken together, the available evidence provides little support for any reliable influence of expertise on rates of inattentional blindness.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0301-0066
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/03010066211072466
ID  - ref1
ER  -