Tracy has terrible handwriting,and many of her individual characters are tough to tell apart,but her roommate is able to read her notes just fine.Which type of processing allows Tracy's roommate to read the notes

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Top-down processing is when higher-level knowledge, expectations, and context are used to interpret information. In this case, Tracy's roommate uses her knowledge of Tracy's handwriting and context of the notes to interpret them despite the difficult-to-read individual characters. This is consistent with top-down processing.

Tracy Has Terrible Handwriting,and Many of Her Individual Characters Are