If a person sees the unambiguous "rat" stimulus, and then views the ambiguous "rat-man" figure, the person will most likely report seeing _____.
A) a rat, because of the effect of knowledge
B) a man, because we tend to see things that match our species
C) a rat, because of the effect of action
D) a rat or a man equally

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This phenomenon is known as the priming effect, and it suggests that exposure to a previous stimulus (in this case, the unambiguous "rat" stimulus) can influence how we perceive subsequent stimuli. In this case, the person is more likely to perceive the ambiguous figure as a rat because of the priming effect of the earlier rat stimulus.

If a Person Sees the Unambiguous "Rat" Stimulus, and Then