The experiment by Bruner and Postman involving an altered deck of playing cards tends to prove that:
A) There is a difference between perception and sensation.
B) We see what we expect to see.
C) We see what other people want us to see.
D) What we see is affected by ambient lighting conditions.
E) Partial colorblindness is widespread.

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The experiment by Bruner and Postman showed that people tend to see what they expect to see, rather than what is actually there. In the experiment, the altered deck of cards was presented to participants, who typically saw the cards as normal even though they had significant differences from standard playing cards. This is a demonstration of how expectations and prior knowledge can influence perception.

The Experiment by Bruner and Postman Involving an Altered Deck