I’m with Hampshire - is this a test of concentration? Then the people who counted the passes correctly and ignored all the misdirection did well. Anyone who mis-counted the passes and saw the gorilla failed.
I’ve done this before and no, I didn’t see it. This time I look at it and wonder how I could have missed it. But yeah, I am tired of people somehow thinking they are better because they saw the gorilla. I don’t think the test actually tells you which way is “right”.
Why make it into a “who’s better” situation at all? It’s to highlight a quirk of the human mind, not judge you.
First time I saw this, I admit I didn’t see the gorilla. Most people I’ve shown this to who haven’t seen it before don’t see it. Even rewatching it now, trying to put myself in high concentration mode counting passes and even knowing that a gorilla was coming, I only barely noticed its presence.
As has been said, it isn’t a case of “good vs not good” it is merely a human quirk.
It explains a huge amount regarding accidents and human error. If a high percentage of intelligent people fail to notice the literal “500lb gorilla in the room” then is it any wonder we don’t see pedestrians walking into the road? That we pull the wrong switches? open the wrong valves? crash the car when speaking on the phone?
I didn’t see the gorilla, but I did count the number of passes correctly, which is what we were supposed to do! I win!
I guessed right, and saw the gorilla.
I stopped counting when I saw the gorilla (when this video first starting making the rounds). I’m astonished that anybody could miss it. But I’m easily distrac
I’ve seen it before and missed the gorilla the first time I viewed it. Are there different versions of it? I think that footage or similar was used for a UK PSA about driving. Yeah I counted the passes correctly.
I’ve heard about this study but never seen the video before.
I counted 16 and saw the gorilla-and instantly remembered reading about this study. Apparently I have such poor concentration I see things that haven’t even happened.
I counted 13 and completely missed the gorilla.
When I first see this sort of video (an older variant, not the on in the OP), I missed the gorilla. Now I see it clearly because i was expecting something. I remember seeing another variant that plays on this expectation and introduces some other twist, but I can’t remember the exact details.
I don’t think the spoiler is necessary this far down thread, but…
I counted correctly. I was aware that there were more individuals in black then had started, and thought that one had rather furry clothes on. I didn’t notice it was a gorilla and certainly didn’t see it stand in the middle of the group beating it’s chest until the replay. Pretty cool.
I saw this years ago and was very proud that I guessed the correct number of passes. But, I totally missed the gorilla!
I counted 15, but I didn’t see the damn gorilla! :smack:
+1 
I saw the gorilla, but…. . . I was more distracted by the “S” tags on the wall. Does anyone know what they stand for? That has always bothered me.
Okay, but - if your assignment is to count the number of passes that the white team makes, why should you notice the gorilla? It is irrelevant to the task at hand.
If the task at hand is to drive a car safely, then there are all sorts of things that should be ignored, including the phone, the radio, distracting passengers’ conversations, etc. You may make whatever distinctions you like, I prefer the driver who is able to concentrate on the road and everything that pertains to the safe operation of his motor vehicle, and who cannot necessarily tell me the moment when the back seat passenger picked his nose.
In the same way, my response to this test is that the person who counts the correct number of passes is showing a superior level of concentration, whether or not they saw the gorilla. Conversely, a person who saw the gorilla and miscounted the passes has shown an inferior level of concentration. As with all tests, you are welcome to draw your own conclusions from the results.
That’s the same driver who hits a cyclist in plain view and claims he didn’t see him. Too focused on seeing cars.
No, it isn’t. I specifically said -
which would preclude hitting cyclists, pedestrians and other vehicles.