Fabio has been driving for over twelve hours.He is hungry and tired,so he begins looking for a place to spend the night.He reads a sign that he thinks says "Red Roof Inn," but when he pulls into the parking lot,he realizes that the sign reads "Reed Roofing,Inc." Fabio's perception that the sign is for the national hotel chain and not a roofing company is most likely due to ____ processing.
A) bottom-up
B) top-down
C) network
D) hallucination

Question

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Fabio's perception was influenced by his prior knowledge and expectations of seeing a "Red Roof Inn" sign, which is an example of top-down processing.

Fabio Has Been Driving for Over Twelve Hours