Question

Kara looks out her window and sees something moving in the fog. First, she notes the direction of the movement, then notices the size. Next she realizes the moving thing is gray, then notices other features until she figures out the "moving thing" is her neighbor's cat. This is an example of _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

Bottom-up processing.

Explanation:

Bottom-up processing refers to a perception driven by what our sensory organs and other stimuli give us. It is one of ways by which sensory information is processed by our brains.

Bottom-up processing is a form of inductive reasoning, where a general conclusion is derived from the provided evidence. In this example, Kara is taking the information provided to her by her eyes, and based on the characteristics of the object she perceived (movement, size, color), she figures out it's her neighbor's cat.