Ethan and Heather see a man stumbling around as he walks down the street. Ethan, who belongs to Alcoholics Anonymous, thinks the man is drunk, but Heather, who just watched a TV special on Michael J. Fox, thinks the man has Parkinson's disease. These differing interpretations of the same behavior seem to be caused by Ethan and Heather's differences in __________.

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Ethan and Heather are likely accessing different information and experiences that influence their interpretation of the man's behavior. Ethan's experience with AA may have led him to associate stumbling with drunkenness, while Heather's recent exposure to Parkinson's may have influenced her interpretation. This difference in accessibility is likely the cause of their differing interpretations.

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