A magazine cover showed a cowboy excelling in a bull riding event at a national rodeo. Because of her strong feelings about the safety of animals, Kaye saw the picture as fostering cruelty to animals. _____ prevented her from seeing the athleticism in the rodeo event.

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Perceptual screens are filters that influence how we interpret and perceive information. In this case, Kaye's strong feelings about animal safety serve as a perceptual screen, preventing her from seeing the athleticism in the rodeo event and causing her to interpret the magazine cover as promoting animal cruelty.

A Magazine Cover Showed a Cowboy Excelling in a Bull