If Kimberly tells you that she was surprised the shredded picture that she pieced together turned out to be an image of herself, you may assume that she had used mostly __________ processing.
A)top-down
B)bottom-up
C)perceptual
D)patterned

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Bottom-up processing refers to the processing of basic sensory information, such as visual features (e.g. color, shape) and sounds. In this scenario, Kimberly did not have a pre-existing image of herself in mind, but instead used sensory information to piece together the shredded picture. Therefore, she used bottom-up processing.

If Kimberly Tells You That She Was Surprised the Shredded