Psychologists who took the structuralist approach to the study of consciousness believed that the best way to understand an individual's conscious experiences was to understand all the component parts that combined to produce the experience. This view is most consistent with

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

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Student: Zainab Hashem · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The structuralist approach emphasized breaking down conscious experiences into their smallest components, which is most consistent with the bottom-up processing model of perception. This model suggests that information is processed in a sequential order from smaller pieces to form a whole perception.

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