MCAT Question of the Day
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    Q:

    		 Which of the following would be the best example of top-down processing?
    		 

    A

    		 A diver comes upon a series of boards strewn the seafloor. As she examines the pieces she realizes she has stumbled upon a shipwreck.

    B

    		 A mother recognizes her child among a crowd by first hearing the child yell out to her, then by visual recognition.

    C

    		 In estimating the solution to a math problem, a student first makes a rough estimate about the answer, then completes each step of the calculation and confirms the original estimate was correct.

    D

    		 A man walks into his home and finds his wife hugging another man. He is initially threatened but then realizes the other man is his wife's brother.



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