Bottom-Up Processing Occurs When Individual Stimulus Units Are Taken by the Nervous

question 154

Multiple Choice

Bottom-up processing occurs when individual stimulus units are taken by the nervous system and assembled into wholes. By contrast, when sensory stimuli are interpreted relative to pre-existing knowledge or expectations then __________ processing occurs.

• A)top-down
• B)parallel
• C)figure-ground
• D)holistic

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Definitions:

Ejaculation

Reflexive expulsion of semen from the penis.

Prostatic Urethra

Part of the male urethra, approximately 2.5 cm in length, that passes through the prostate gland.

Semen

Penile ejaculate; thick, yellowish white, viscous fluid containing spermatozoa and secretions of the testes, seminal vesicles, prostate, and bulbourethral glands.

Emission

Discharge; accumulation of semen in the urethra prior to ejaculation. A nocturnal emission is a discharge of semen while asleep.