Question

What kind of processing is exemplified by the following scenario? Esther’s mother offers her a new dish she’s been working on―a raisin-jalapeno quiche. Esther’s body responds first: Esther eyes the content of the skillet, and smells the mix of raisins, jalapenos, and eggs. Her stomach churns and she looks away. Feeling disgust and disappointment, she says "I’m not hungry."(A) bottom-up(B) sensory adaptation(C) top-down(D) vertical-horizontal

Answer 1

Answer is (A) bottom-up processing.

Explanation:

Bottom-up processing begins with an incoming stimulus (or sensory input) and then becomes a mental representation of an object. Usually, there's no preconceived idea of this object, so, one can say perception is shaped by the stimulus.

In this case, Esther's mother's new dish is a fresh-new stimulus for Esther, we can say she has no preconceived notion of it. However, it is very likely that the weird-looking-appearance of such culinary combination, along with the surely-not-so-pleasant smell of it, forced Esther into creating a mental representation (probably false) of its mother's new dish being simply disgusting.