Sammy is a little boy who was born and raised in a large city. When his parents sent him to summer camp at the age of five, Sammy had never been in the country before or seen animals other than on TV. While driving through the countryside on the way to camp, Sammy saw an animal off in the distance. He noticed the four legs, the long tail, and long mane and decided it must be a horse. Sammy was primarily using _______.
A)bottom-up processing
B)top-down processing
C)central processing
D)individual processing

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Sammy was using top-down processing because he used his prior knowledge of horses to interpret the animal he saw.

Sammy Is a Little Boy Who Was Born and Raised