One of the authors of your psychology textbook described what appeared to be 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 filtered through our expectations and beliefs to form
a. attentional creations.
b. perceptual constructions.
c. sensory accommodations.
d. assimilated constructs.
ANSWER: b
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