Ashlynn was listening to a tape recording of a famous speech that was being played backward. She just heard gibberish until a classmate said the phrase "meet me in St. Louis" was clearly spoken. The tape was rewound and as Ashlynn listened this time, she also clearly heard the same phrase. Ashlynn's ability to detect the phrase the second time through the tape illustrates

A) the opponent-process model of perception.
B) the top-down processing model of perception.
C) the bottom-up processing model of perception.
D) the eclectic model of perception.

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Jessica Alencaster · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Ashlynn's ability to detect the phrase meet me in St. Louis the second time through the tape suggests that she was using prior knowledge and expectations (top-down processing) to interpret the previously unrecognizable sounds. This is opposed to simply perceiving individual sensory inputs (bottom-up processing) or relying on the interactions between opposing processes (opponent-process model) to make sense of the information. The eclectic model of perception is not a well-established theory.

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