When We Interpret an Ambiguous Situation in Terms of Our

question 70

Multiple Choice

When we interpret an ambiguous situation in terms of our past experiences, _____ occur(s) .

• A) only a perceptual set
• B) only bottom-up processing
• C) only top-down processing
• D) both perceptual set and top-down processing

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