Which of the Following Students Provides the Best Summary of the Relationship

question 66

Multiple Choice

Which of the following students provides the best summary of the relationship between expertise and top-down/bottom-up processing?

• A) Carrie: "Expert problem solvers tend to emphasize top-down processing because this framework provides the best overview of the problem."
• B) María Elena: "Expert problem solvers use their knowledge (top-down processing), but they also attend to the unique features of the problem (bottom-up processing)."
• C) Raoul: "The basic problem is that experts consistently overuse bottom-up processing, and they ignore top-down processing."
• D) Herbie: "Experts make too much use of bottom-up processing; novices make too much use of top-down processing."

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