At the Beginning of the Chapter, One of the Authors

question 168

Multiple Choice

At the beginning of the chapter, one of the authors of the textbook described an apparent murder, but it turned out to be something quite different.The girl's words that "someone is killing her father" had completely shaped the author's perceptions.This illustrates that our experiences are _____ that are filtered through our expectations and beliefs.

• A)habituations
• B)cognitive styles
• C)perceptual constructions
• D)sensory sets

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