Sam and Terrance both play baseball.Sam is generally a good hitter while Terrance is not.Sam tends to see the baseball coming toward him as bigger than Terrance does.This phenomenon is related to the

A) impact of environmental context on perception.
B) relationship between emotions and memory formation.
C) influence of motivations on perception.
D) influence of emotion on perception.

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Michael Garcia · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The phenomenon where Sam sees the baseball as bigger than Terrance does, likely because he is a good hitter and thus more motivated or confident in hitting the ball, illustrates the influence of motivations on perception. This suggests that our desires or motivations can affect how we perceive the world around us.

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