Exploring Psychology
Exploring Psychology
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781464154072
Author: David G. Myers, C. Nathan DeWall
Publisher: Worth Publishers
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Chapter 6.1, Problem 1ETE
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The correct answer in this case is Option (B), bottom-up processing; top-down processing.

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Reasons for the correct statement:

Bottom-up and top-down processing work together to create the continuous process of sensation and perception of the surrounding world. Bottom-up processing relies on the stimulus and information provided through the sensory organs. Top-down processing relies on the brain and cognition.

Reasons for the incorrect statements

Option (A) refers to absolute thresholds and difference thresholds, which relate to the energy needed to detect stimuli or differentiate between them, respectively. So, option (A) is incorrect.

Option (C) refers to interpretation and detection, which describe the process of identifying sensory information and making sense of it. So, option (C) is incorrect.

Option (D) refers to grouping and priming, which describe yet another way humans make sense of the information around us. So, option (D) is incorrect.

Therefore, the options (A), (C), and (D) are incorrect.

Conclusion

Sensation and perception involve bottom-up and top-down processing, respectively. Sensation uses sensory input, or stimuli, and perception depends on cognition.

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