Palmer (1975) conducted a classic experiment in which participants viewed a kitchen scene, after which they rapidly viewed images of a loaf of bread, a similarly shaped mailbox, and a drum. Which statement BEST explains the participants' better recognition of the bread than the other objects?
A) Knowledge of the context in which an object usually appears facilitates perception of it.
B) The Context in which an object usually appears hinders the perception of it.
C) The context in which an object usually appears neither facilitates nor hinders its perception.
D) Perception of an object depends only on extraction of features of the object.

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Palmer's experiment demonstrated that participants were more likely to recognize an object in context with a previously viewed scene. This suggests that knowledge of the usual context in which an object appears facilitates its perception.

Palmer (1975) Conducted a Classic Experiment in Which Participants Viewed