Suppose you're driving on a two-lane road on a very snowy night where the highway divider cannot be seen. However, in your mind, you're able to reconstruct where the divider should be. This example illustrates ________

a) middle-up processing
b) top-down processing
c) bottom-up processing
d) a perceptual set

ANS: B, In top-down processing, the expectation of what we will encounter is what initiates the perception process.

Psychology

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a. is prone to mental illness. b. has attempted suicide. c. has a strong sex drive. d. does not have a superego.

Psychology

The _____ perspective views abnormal behavior as arising from early childhood experiences and unresolved, unconscious conflicts

a) biopsychosocial b) learning c) psychodynamic d) cognitive

Psychology