Answer:
Perceptual set.
Explanation:
A perceptual set is elucidated as the predisposition or susceptibility to perceive things in a specific manner. It leads to shape our interpretation and response towards a particular stimulus as these are shaped by previously possessed information.
In the given example, Mary's response 'Hi, honey' exemplify this '<u>perceptual</u> <u>set</u>' which reflects her predisposition to perceive the call in a specific manner(thinking it to be her husband's call) which was shaped by the prior knowledge that she possessed regarding the call(when her husband told her that he would call her in the morning).
Look for a Friend
Sam is a little fish. He lives in the sea. He is very lonely. He wants to have a friend. The friend looks like him. Sam sees an ink fish. The ink fish has eight legs. He doesn't look like Sam. So Sam goes away. Sam meets a shark. He wants to say hello to the shark. The shark opens his big mouth. Sam runs away quickly. Sam is tired and hungry. He wants to have a rest. Then he sees a round fish. She says to him. "Hello! Would you like to be my friend?" Sam answers: "Of course! But you are round. I am flat." The round fish days: "But we are both fishes."
Sam thinks and says, "You are right. Let's be friends." They become good friends.
Tina thought that her cat was cuddlier then her sisters dog.
