Question

The operation in sensation and perception in which sensory receptors register information about the external environment and send it up to the brain for interpretation.
A) True
B) False

Answer 1

Answer:

A) True                    

Explanation:

In the question above, the given statement is "true" and reflects the bottom-up processing.

Two main processes are there in the sensation and perception including top-down processing and bottom-up processing.

Bottom-up processing: In psychology, the term bottom-up processing is a part involved in the process of sensation & perception, and is defined as the phenomenon in which the processing of various sensory information is being done the way it is coming in. It works with an incoming stimulus and works until it makes an object representation in an individual's mind.