Perceiving a facial image as that of an old woman rather than that of a young woman may depend on which of two other less ambiguous facial drawings was viewed first.This best illustrates the importance of
A) difference thresholds.
B) a masking stimulus.
C) perceptual set.
D) subliminal stimulation.

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Perceptual set refers to a mental predisposition to perceive one thing and not another. In this case, the previous viewing of a less ambiguous facial drawing may have primed the viewer to perceive the subsequent image in a certain way, leading to the perception of an old woman rather than a young one.

Perceiving a Facial Image as That of an Old Woman