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AP Psychology
Multiple Choice

Perceptual Interpretation and Contextual Cues

Very Hard Unit 3: Sensation & Perception Perceptual Interpretation

In studies of visual perception, researchers have long been intrigued by how environmental context influences our interpretation of ambiguous stimuli. Consider the following scenario: In a controlled experiment, subjects are shown a series of ambiguous images that can be interpreted in multiple ways, such as a young woman or an old woman in a single figure. Moreover, participants are primed with different contextual frames: one group views images of modern art, while another group is shown images of classical sculptures. The results indicate that the group primed with modern art consistently interprets the ambiguous figure as the young woman, whereas the classical sculpture group leans toward the old woman interpretation.

Which concept best explains this phenomenon of perceptual interpretation as influenced by contextual cues?

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