Shifting attention can interfere with our perceptions of reality

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.

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