The Top-Down Approach Is Where Researchers

question 146

Multiple Choice

The top-down approach is where researchers:

• A) develop a theory by exploring a topic using information provided from the participant's direct experiences.
• B) use numbers and statistics to objectively examine associations between variables, predict outcomes, and make comparisons.
• C) test preconceptions and previously established theories with collected data.
• D) perform the process of using multiple techniques to assess the same information.

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Definitions:

Optic Nerve

A cranial nerve that transmits visual information from the retina to the brain.

Ganglion Cells

Type of neurons located in the retina of the eye that receive visual information from photoreceptors and transmit it to the brain via the optic nerve.

Blind Spot

The point in the visual field that lacks light-detecting photoreceptor cells, where the optic nerve passes through the optic disk of the retina.

Fovea

A tiny indentation in the eye's retina where the sharpest vision occurs.