A sprinter's readiness to react to the starter gun given his or her anticipation is an example of
A) proximal stimuli.
B) perceptual sets.
C) bottom-up processing.
D) difference thresholds.
E) phosphenes.

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The sprinter's anticipation creates a specific perceptual set, or a readiness to detect a certain type of stimulus (the starter gun), and react to it quickly.

A Sprinter's Readiness to React to the Starter Gun Given