Final answer:
In the Moses Illusion, emphasizing the word 'two' by capitalizing and underlining it leads to an increased detection rate (%) of the illusion. This change in formatting likely causes more careful processing of the question by the participants.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Moses Illusion is a phenomenon in cognitive psychology where a question containing an anomaly or error, such as "How many animals of each kind did Moses take on the Ark?", often leads to the error being overlooked. The correct figure in the biblical story is Noah, not Moses. When the word two is emphasized (capitalized and underlined), the detection rate of the Moses Illusion typically increases. This suggests that the added emphasis helps draw attention to the semantic details of the question, possibly prompting the respondent to process it more carefully and detect the error.
Studies on the Moses Illusion reveal that under normal conditions without any emphasis, the detection rates are low, often with a substantial portion of participants failing to notice the error.