A sprinter's readiness to react to the starter gun given his/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 is a perceptual set, which refers to a predisposition to perceive certain stimuli in a particular way based on expectations or previous experiences. The sprinter may be anticipating the sound of the starter gun and have a heightened state of readiness to react to it based on their past experiences with racing.

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