While engaged in a battle during the war in the Persian Gulf, crewmen operating the radar systems on the Vincennes mistakenly interpreted a commercial airliner as a threatening military aircraft and shot it down, tragically killing all the passengers aboard. This incident was discussed as an example of
A)stress-induced analgesia
B)a perceptual schema
C)a perceptual constancy
D)a perceptual set

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A perceptual set refers to a predisposition to perceive things in a certain way, which can be influenced by expectations, context, emotions, and other factors. In this case, the crewmen's expectation of encountering a military threat and the high-stress environment likely influenced their perception, leading them to mistakenly identify a commercial airliner as a military aircraft.

While Engaged in a Battle During the War in the Persian