What does the Oliva & Torralba (2007) "blob" experiment suggest about perception?
a. Top-down processing helps us when we experience "sensory overload."
b. Our perception of ambiguous stimuli is affected by the context in which the stimuli are presented.
c. Without bottom-up processing, perception is not possible.
d. Without top-down processing, perception is not possible.
Answer : b. Our perception of ambiguous stimuli is affected by the context in which the stimuli are presented.
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