Evidence for the role of top-down processing in perception is shown by which of the following examples?
A. When someone can easily select a target that has a feature distinct from distracters
B. When someone cannot read an illegible word in a written sentence
C. When someone easily identifies an object even though that object is unexpected in that context (e.g., identifying a telephone inside a refrigerator)
D. When someone accurately identifies a word in a song on a radio broadcast despite static interfering with reception
Answer: D
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a. The researcher can reject the null hypothesis with ? = .05 but not with ? = .01. b. The researcher can reject the null hypothesis with either ? = .05 or ? = .01. c. The researcher must fail to reject the null hypothesis with either ? = .05 or ? = .01. d. It is impossible to make a decision about H0 without more information.
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a. (XX) Rose b. (XY) Daisy c. (YY) Lily d. (XXY) Ivy
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