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Glossary

bottom-up
Processing based on the sensory input (e.g. the speech signal) rather than on higher-level (e.g. contextual) information.

Example:
In the Cohort model of word recognition, the initial activation of a set of words is based on the bottom-up processing of the first few sounds being heard. Contrast top-down.

Topics: Spoken word recognition, Introduction