You and a Friend Are Looking at Clouds

question 190

Multiple Choice

You and a friend are looking at clouds. Your friend thinks that one cloud looks exactly
like a dog. You look at it and agree. Your perception is due to ___ , which works by ____.

• A) bottom-up processing; feature analysis
• B) similarity comparison; bottom-up processing
• C) a figure-ground reversal; opponent processing
• D) a perceptual schema; top-down processing
• E) contrast effects; depth perception

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