Carl is a relatively judgmental individual who holds a number of preconceived notions about everyone he meets. Assuming you introduce him to someone new, which type of processing is he likely to use to form an impression?
A) bottom-up
B) top-down
C) reflexive
D) inductive

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Top-down processing involves using pre-existing knowledge or expectations to interpret new information. Since Carl is judgmental and holds preconceived notions, he is likely to use top-down processing to form impressions of new people he meets, relying on his biases and stereotypes rather than solely on new information.

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