Top-down processing is to bottom-up processing as Constructivist is to ______________.

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Top-down processing and Constructivist theories both emphasize the role of higher-level cognitive processes in perception, while bottom-up processing and Direct Perception theories emphasize the role of sensory information from the environment. Therefore, the opposite of Constructivist would be Direct Perception (choice C). Distal stimulus (choice A) refers to the physical object or event in the environment that gives rise to sensory information, Configural Superiority (choice B) is a phenomenon where people are better at recognizing objects when they are presented in their typical, configural arrangement, and Perceptual Constancy (choice D) refers to the ability to perceive objects as the same despite changes in the sensory information caused by changes in viewing conditions.

Top-Down Processing Is to Bottom-Up Processing as Constructivist Is to ______________