I don’t think sleight of hand fits in that bunch too well. It hasn’t got that much to do with vision per se, but rather attention. You consciously process much less than you think. Those tiny resources are directed by your attention. If your attention doesn’t fix on the right object, you’re screwed. This effect applies to all sensory modalities, I think.
Here’s a pickpocket giving a TED talk on attention.
I don’t think sleight of hand fits in that bunch too well. It hasn’t got that much to do with vision per se, but rather attention. You consciously process much less than you think. Those tiny resources are directed by your attention. If your attention doesn’t fix on the right object, you’re screwed. This effect applies to all sensory modalities, I think.
Here’s a pickpocket giving a TED talk on attention.