Top-Down Processing Is Most Useful

question 9

Multiple Choice

Top-down processing is most useful

• A) in clearly defined situations with very little ambiguity.
• B) in situations where we have very little prior knowledge.
• C) in ambiguous situations where we have at least some prior knowledge.
• D) Top-down processing is rarely useful.

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