Connie is at a club talking with her boyfriend Cody, when her attention is suddenly directed to someone yelling out the name Adam. Which of the following uses top-down processing to best explain Connie's sudden shift in attention?

Connie is at a club talking with her boyfriend Cody, when her attention is suddenly directed to someone yelling out the name Adam. Which of the following uses top-down processing to best explain Connie's sudden shift in attention?




A)
Adam is their friend who got lost earlier in the night and they were looking for him.
B)
Connie has a fraternal twin named Adam who she grew up with very closely.
C)
Adam's name was shouted loudly and it grabbed everyone's attention.
D)
The man that yelled was very loud and obnoxious a few seconds earlier.


Answer: A