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Thursday, September 12, 2019

Distractions distort what’s real, study suggests

We live in a world of distractions. We multitask our way through our days. We wear watches that alert us to text messages. We carry phones that buzz with breaking news.

A new study suggests that distractions -- those pesky interruptions that pull us away from our goals -- might change our perception of what's real, making us believe we saw something different from what we actually saw.

Even more troubling, the study suggests people might not realize their perception has changed -- to the contrary, they might feel great confidence in what they think they saw.


Read the complete article from Ohio State News here: Distractions distort what’s real, study suggests