As You Are Reading This Question, Feature Detectors in Your

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Multiple Choice

As you are reading this question, feature detectors in your visual system are analyzing the various stimulus components and recombining them into your perception of letters and words. This is an example of processing.

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

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