Shanice visits an art exhibit of abstract paintings.One painting is composed of seemingly random lines and shapes.However,because Shanice knows and expects that the painting is supposed to be a portrait,she perceives the various lines and shapes as forming a face.Which type of perceptual processing is Shanice most likely using?

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Shanice is using her prior knowledge and expectations (top-down processing) to interpret the random lines and shapes as a face, rather than relying solely on the visual information (bottom-up processing).

Shanice Visits an Art Exhibit of Abstract Paintings