Professor Monk Is Showing Students a Series of "Inkblots" from a Well-Known

Multiple Choice

Professor Monk is showing students a series of "inkblots" from a well-known personality test.Although the pictures are ambiguous,he discovers that if he says the word "mother" before revealing each picture,his students are more likely to report seeing images of family members.What is the best explanation for this observation?

A) Students are relying heavily on bottom-up processing.
B) Professor Monk is engaging in experimenter bias.
C) Students are using cross-talk to experience the images.
D) Top-down and bottom-up processes are working together.