A computer device is capable of recognizing handwritten zip codes by examining particular features of lines and their various combinations. It excites processing units that match the combinations and inhibits those that do not. What could this pattern recognition device be described as?
A) one that operates as a one-step process
B) one that depends on trilevel processing
C) one that depends on bottom-up processing
D) one that makes important use of context effects

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The pattern recognition device being described depends on bottom-up processing, which involves analyzing small details of a stimulus and building up to a larger understanding of it. This is because it is examining particular features of lines and their combinations without any prior knowledge or context.

A Computer Device Is Capable of Recognizing Handwritten Zip Codes