The discussion about face recognition points out that we perceive a face in terms of a "gestalt." You can therefore conclude that
a. we perceive faces in terms of their overall structure.
b. each element of someone's face (eyes, nose, etc.) is unique to that particular face.
c. we use top-down processing when we perceive a face, moving from the eyes, to the nose, etc.
d. we process faces the same as we process other visual stimuli.
Ans: a
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