Bottom-Up Processing Is to ____ as Top-Down Processing Is to ____

question 178

Multiple Choice

Bottom-up processing is to ____ as top-down processing is to ____.

• A) properties of the stimulus; prior knowledge
• B) nonscientific reasoning; scientific reasoning
• C) vision; audition
• D) Gestalt psychology; cognitive psychology

Understand memory organization and how schemas influence memory processing.

Grasp the concept of memory retrieval and the factors influencing it.

Identify how emotional experiences influence memory storage and recall.

Understand the neuroscientific basis for memory phenomena such as priming, flashbulb memories, and the serial position effect.

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