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Top-down vs. Bottom-up
Bottom-up- a flow of information that proceeds from the stimulus to the neural activity driven by this stimulus to its eventual identification
Top-down- the process whereby we bring to brear what we expect, what we know and what we experience form the surrounding context in determining what it is we are sensing and subsequently perceiving
Top-down- the process whereby we bring to brear what we expect, what we know and what we experience form the surrounding context in determining what it is we are sensing and subsequently perceiving
Flashcard info:
Author: Vanessa Farrera
Main topic: Psychology
Topic: Cognitive
School / Univ.: Metropolitan State University of Denver
City: Denver
Published: 15.05.2013