Emanuel is reading a letter from his mother. Unfortunately, she has poor handwriting and never closes the tops of her letters. Which perceptual process best explains why Emanuel is easily able to read his mother’s letters??
a. ?top-down perceptual processing
b. ?bottom-up perceptual processing
c. ?similarity
d. ?size constancy
ANSWER:
a
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