Rod thinks that he recognizes a woman in the grocery store,but he can't quite seem to place her.Later,when Rod sees her in a familiar setting of a restaurant where she is a waitress,he makes the connection.What is Rod's perceptual identification dependent upon?
A)nature and nurture.
B)context and expectations.
C)bottom-up processing.
D)personality and motivation.

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Rod's perceptual identification is dependent upon the context in which he sees the woman, as well as his expectations based on that context. When he sees her in the familiar setting of a restaurant where she is a waitress, he is able to make the connection and identify her. This suggests that contextual factors and expectations play a role in perceptual identification.

Rod Thinks That He Recognizes a Woman in the Grocery