Stanton is taking chemistry with Ms. Neville and has heard many negative stories about her class from his friends. The fact that his beliefs about Ms. Neville affect his interpretation of her during the school year is an example of

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This is an example of top-down processing because Stanton's preconceived beliefs and expectations about Ms. Neville (based on the stories he heard from his friends) influence his interpretation and perception of her class. This is in contrast to bottom-up processing, where someone's perception is solely based on the sensory information presented to them, and subliminal processing, where perception occurs without conscious awareness. Parallel processing refers to the brain's ability to process multiple things at once.

Stanton Is Taking Chemistry with Ms