Cora is examining one of her classmate’s photos at the school art show. When she first looks at the image, she believes it is a black and white photo of the shore with the tide rolling in at night. However, upon closer inspection, Cora notices that the sand is in fact gravel and the tide is actually a close-up image of a damaged car bumper. She recognizes this because she has similar damage to the bumper on her own car. What is Cora using to help her understand and interpret this image? (1 point) Responses design elements design elements bottom-up processing bottom-up processing top-down processing top-down processing visual stratification visual stratification
Cora is using top-down processing to help her understand and interpret the image. Top-down processing involves using prior knowledge, experiences, and expectations to interpret sensory information. In this case, Cora's knowledge of her own damaged car bumper helped her to recognize and interpret the image as a close-up of a damaged bumper, rather than a night-time shore scene.
