Hunter and Samuel Are Both Looking at an Ambiguous Picture

question 32

Multiple Choice

Hunter and Samuel are both looking at an ambiguous picture.Hunter was shown a series of rabbit pictures in advance of viewing the ambiguous picture; whereas Samuel was shown a series of duck pictures in advance of seeing the ambiguous picture.Based on the concept of perceptual set,what would each say was the object in the picture?

• A) Hunter - rabbit; Samuel - duck
• B) Hunter - duck; Samuel - rabbit
• C) They would both see the same object.
• D) It depends on how long they have to look at the picture.

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