Jana had always been fascinated by stories of the Loch Ness monster, so when she went to Scotland, she made sure to visit the famous Loch Ness. One rainy morning when she was scanning the lake with high-powered binoculars, she was certain that she saw a huge, long-necked sea monster surface for a few moments. Her companion, however, insisted that she had just seen an uprooted tree being swept by the high waves. Of the following options, which is the MOST likely explanation for Jana's sighting of the famous Loch Ness monster?

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Jana's perceptual set, or her expectations and past experiences, likely influenced her interpretation of what she saw. Her fascination with the Loch Ness monster may have caused her brain to create the image of a sea monster, even though it could have been a tree or another object in the water.

Jana Had Always Been Fascinated by Stories of the Loch