On Halloween night, Jackie and some friends visited an abandoned house that was said to be haunted. Jackie heard a strange noise and was convinced that she heard the footsteps of a ghost. But Beth, who also heard the sound, insisted that it was just a broken door rattling in the wind. Jackie's interpretation probably reflects:

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Jackie's interpretation likely reflects her perceptual set that the house was haunted. A perceptual set is a predisposition to perceive things in a certain way based on prior experiences, expectations, or context. In this case, Jackie's expectation that the house was haunted may have influenced her interpretation of the sound she heard.

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