Bottom-up processing is a way of processing information where the system takes in individual bits of data from the environment (the stimulus) and assembles them into a coherent perception or understanding. This approach emphasizes the role of the incoming stimuli in object recognition, rather than relying on pre-existing knowledge or expectations.

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Bottom-Up Processing

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Bottom-up processing

A) focuses on the contribution of the stimulus to object recognition.
B) emphasizes that we can pay attention to several objects simultaneously.
C) emphasizes that our higher mental processes facilitate object recognition.
D) occurs only after top-down processing has been completed.

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