How are the two competing theories (top-down processing and bottom-up processing) another version of the nature vs. nurture debate? Briefly explain each theory and explore how these competing theories exist as a version of nature vs. nurture. Do you believe that we perceive visual information based on what we have already learned or that visual perception is a pure and natural function of information being directly interpreted by our brains? Explain your viewpoint.

Read the extract below and identify the three kind(s) of bias that are apparent within it. despite being reintroduced in the 1600s by idle, muddle-headed aristocrats in order to be slaughtered for fun, all the wild boars that were brought to australia from the continent eventually died out. for the next 300 years there were no boars in australia, but in the 1980s farmers saw a chance to diversify and began to import and farm them. some of these beautiful, intelligent animals escaped and established herds of their own, once again living wild and purely natural lives. while their ideal home is in woodland, boars are hardy and are able to live in multiple habitats. a/ mistreatment of opposing views b/ positive stereotyping c/ subjective vocabulary d/ personal attacks e/statistics f/ corporate bias e/ negative stereotyping g/ offensive language

This excerpt is repeated several times. what effect does this repetition have on the epic

Why did release not upset fiona? the book is the giver