While Walking Down the Street, You Think You See Someone

question 365

Multiple Choice

While walking down the street, you think you see someone who from a distance looks like one of your best friends. You get ready to greet her but when she gets closer, you realize that she isn't the person you thought she was. In this example, your initial perceptual impression was most similar to

• A)sensory adaptation
• B)a theory
• C)a hypothesis
• D)bottom-up processing

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