alleryStart learning →Attention captured by a sudden sound from the environment is an example of:
ATop-down processing
BSensory adaptation
CAbsolute threshold
DBottom-up processing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Bottom-up processing
1. The direction of processing is named for where the influence starts.
2. Perception involves both bottom-up and top-down processing.
3. Attentional capture caused by the sound from the environment would be bottom-up.
4. Top-down would instead mean expectation directing attention outward.
_Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 'Sensation and Perception', sections 5.1-5.6_
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