"Wow! I'm sorry! I didn't recognize you out of context!" you exclaim,excusing your blank stare when your accounting professor greets you in a café.This vignette illustrates the importance of ___ in perception.
A) transduction
B) adaptation
C) bottom-up processes
D) top-down processes

Question

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The situation described in the vignette highlights the role of top-down processes in perception. The fact that the person did not recognize their accounting professor out of context suggests that their prior knowledge and expectations of where they would typically see their professor influenced their perception in this new context. This is an example of how higher-level cognitive processes can shape our perception of stimuli.

"Wow! I'm Sorry! I Didn't Recognize You Out of Context!