Consider the following image: +. Using ______ processing, we are likely to see this as a horizontal and vertical line intersecting. But using _____ processing, we are likely to perceive this as the mathematical symbol for addition.

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Bottom-up processing involves analyzing the smaller features to build up to a complete perception, which would lead us to see the intersecting lines. Top-down processing involves using our background knowledge and expectations to interpret what we see, which in this case would lead us to recognize the symbol for addition.

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