While listening to sad rather than happy music, people are more likely to perceive a spoken work as mourning rather than morning. This best illustrates that perception is influenced by

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The fact that people are more likely to perceive "mourning" instead of "morning" while listening to sad music suggests that their perception is being influenced by their pre-existing cognitive schemas and expectations, which is an example of top-down processing.

While Listening to Sad Rather Than Happy Music, People Are