Imagine you are reading a puzzling email from a friend. You identify the words, but have a hard time "reading between the lines." In this example, word identification involves ________ processing while "reading between the lines" involves ________ processing.

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Word identification involves bottom-up processing because it involves analyzing the individual letters and sounds in each word to comprehend it. "Reading between the lines" involves top-down processing because it involves drawing on prior knowledge, context, and assumptions to understand the meaning beyond just the literal words.

Imagine You Are Reading a Puzzling Email from a Friend