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List the Three Basic Types of Acquisitions and Identify the Purpose

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List the three basic types of acquisitions and identify the purpose of each type.


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Bottom-Up Processes

Cognitive processing that starts with the sensory input and builds up to the formation of concepts and perceptions.

Top-Down Processes

Top-down processes in perception involve using contextual information and pre-existing knowledge to interpret sensory information.

Prototype-Matching Theory

A theory in cognition suggesting that object recognition is based on the comparison of the object to a prototype or the most typical instance of a particular category.

Gestalt Principles

Rules describing how humans naturally perceive objects as organized patterns and wholes, rather than separate components.

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