When one uses knowledge of the world to generate expectations about what one is perceiving, one is using:
A)bottom-up processing
B)sound localization
C)top-down processing
D)opponent processing

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Top-down processing refers to the use of pre-existing knowledge and experiences to interpret and make sense of sensory information. This means that one generates expectations about what they are perceiving based on their previous knowledge of the world.

When One Uses Knowledge of the World to Generate Expectations