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Unit 3 – Sensation and Perception
Topic 3.7
How does the principle of bottom-up processing illustrate why we first notice individual letters before recognizing a word?
Processing happens simultaneously at all levels, from letters to words.
The brain prioritizes word recognition over individual letter recognition.
We process complex images before recognizing basic elements like individual letters.
It's because we analyze basic features first before compiling them into more complex forms.
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