An Excellent Example of How Top-Down Processing Influences Our Experiences

question 102

Multiple Choice

An excellent example of how top-down processing influences our experiences is found in

• A)sensory adaptations.
• B)perceptual expectancies.
• C)habituations.
• D)dishabituations.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

A variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Least Squares Estimate

A statistical method used to minimize the sum of square differences between observed and estimated data points.

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment or model that is expected to change in response to changes in other variables.

Independent Variable

Factors in an experiment that are deliberately changed to test their impact on outcomes, observed through changes in the dependent variable.