AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -1. Bottom-up processing is when the environment (stimuli) influence our thinking. 2. Top-down processing is when our thinking influences how we see (understand/perceive) the environment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bottom-up processing is the process of ‘sensation’, whereby the input of sensory information from the external environment is received by our sensory receptors. Perception is how our brains choose, organize, and interpret these sensations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bottom up processing is when sensory receptors pick up signals for the brain to integrate and process. An example of this is stubbing your toe on a chair, the pain receptors detect pain and send this information to the brain where it is processed.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bottom-up processing refers to any processing that begins with the activation of sensory receptors. Top-down processing always starts with a person’s prior knowledge and forecasts based on that prior knowledge. These two process systems interact to make this world sensible for humans.