AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Bottom-up processing is analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain’s integration of sensory information.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bottom-up and top-down processing are two different ways of making sense of stimuli. In bottom-up processing, we allow the stimulus itself to shape our perception, without any preconceived ideas. In top-down processing, we use our background knowledge and expectations to interpret what we see.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sensory receptors are specialized neurons that respond to specific types of stimuli. When sensory information is detected by a sensory receptor, sensation has occurred.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sensation = the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment. Perception = the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information, enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bottom-up processing can be defined as sensory analysis that begins at the entry-level-with what our senses can detect. This form of processing begins with sensory data and goes up to the brain’s integration of this sensory information.