When researchers added a few drops of vinegar to a brand-name beer, the beer tasters disliked it only if they had been told they were drinking vinegar-laced beer. This best illustrates the impact of

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Perceptual set refers to a mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another. In this case, the tasters were influenced by the expectation of drinking vinegar-laced beer, which affected their perception of the beer's taste. This demonstrates how perceptual set can influence our experiences and reactions to stimuli. Sensory adaptation refers to the diminishing sensitivity of our senses to constant or repetitive stimuli, opponent processes refer to the physiological processes responsible for color vision, and the McGurk effect involves a perceptual illusion that occurs when the auditory and visual components of speech contradict each other. None of these concepts are directly relevant to the given scenario.

When Researchers Added a Few Drops of Vinegar to a Brand-Name