Ben has spent the last two hours playing some intense games of chess with his son,Rothie.Afterwards they go outside to play catch together.As they walk into their yard,Ben looks up and says to Rothie,"When I look at those clouds,they look like chess pieces to me!" Clearly Ben is being affected by

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Top-down processing refers to the use of prior knowledge and expectations to interpret incoming sensory information. In this scenario, Ben's prior knowledge and recent experience playing chess are influencing his interpretation of the clouds as chess pieces.

Ben Has Spent the Last Two Hours Playing Some Intense