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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