Piper, a New Employee, Has Just Been Introduced to Lorna

Piper, a new employee, has just been introduced to Lorna. Piper was brought up to value being organized and clean. Piper notices that Lorna has a very messy desk. Piper's immediate thought is that Lorna must not get much done and is lazy. "How can Lorna find anything or focus on the task at hand with such a messy work environment?" This is an example of what factor that influences and distorts perception?

A) the comprehender
B) the perceiver
C) the environment
D) focal object