Jimmy hears an insect buzzing in front of him.He locates the insect and decides to swat it with a rolled up magazine.In this scenario,Jimmy's decision to swat the fly is a result of
A)backward processing.
B)top-down processing.
C)transduction processing.
D)bottom-up processing.

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Jimmy's decision to swat the insect with a rolled-up magazine is based on the bottom-up processing, which refers to the processing of information based on incoming sensory signals from the environment. In this case, the buzzing sound of the insect was perceived by Jimmy's auditory system, and the visual system located the insect which gave him the information to make a decision to swat the insect. The decision was based on the bottom-up processing, which is a data-driven processing to determine a response to a stimulus.

Jimmy Hears an Insect Buzzing in Front of Him