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

question 209

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

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Definitions:

Confounding Variable

An external variable that influences both the dependent and independent variables in a study, potentially skewing the results.

Observational Study

A study in which the researcher observes and records behavior or outcomes without manipulating variables.

Traditional Experiment

A research methodology involving the manipulation of variables to determine their effect on a particular outcome, usually featuring a control and experimental group.

Control Group

In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.