A number of years ago, an observation experiment was conducted to determine how the brain processes visual information. A group of people were asked to watch a video, and at the end of the video, were quizzed on what they saw. Needless to say, different people noticed different things.

In Trixie Belden and the Gatehouse Mysteryi>, Jim, Trixie, and Honey have a friendly argument about observation. Jim thinks it's amusing the girls have vastly different observations on Dick and his car, but Jim can't recall the correct color or style of dress Mrs. Wheeler wore the night before at dinner.

So in the interest of curiosity, I gathered some of my favorite people and writers for a special writing project. The Bob-Whites have been recruited for this experiment, and we get to peek in on how it went for them.

If you'd like to participate, the video can be found here. On the Bob-White honor system, answer the questions below, and then continue onto the story!

Thanks for reading!

-- Mal & The Gorilla Experiment Team

1. How many passes were made by the white shirt team?
2. Did you find yourself counting the passes from the black shirt team together?
3. How hard was it for to separate the passes from the two colors?
4. Did you notice the color of the curtain at the start?
5. Did you notice the color of the curtain at the end?
6. Did you notice anyone leave the group?
7. Did you notice how many girls were on the video?
8. Did you notice how many boys were in the video?