Desired objects, such as a bottle of water, seem closer when we are thirsty. this best illustrates the importance of

The correct answer is "top-down processing".

Desired objects, such as a bottle of water, seem closer when we are thirsty. this best illustrates the importance of top-down processing.

Bottom-up processing and top-down processing are two general processes involved in sensation and perception. Top-down processing is a perception driven by cognition. In other words it initiates with our thoughts, which flow down to lower-level functions,