While listening to sad rather than happy music, people are more likely to perceive a spoken work as mourning rather than morning. This best illustrates that perception is influenced by

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The fact that sad music influences the perception of a spoken word demonstrates the role of top-down processing in perception. Top-down processing refers to how our prior knowledge, expectations, and context influence the processing and interpretation of sensory information. In this case, the emotional context of the sad music is influencing how the spoken word is perceived.

While Listening to Sad Rather Than Happy Music, People Are