Question

mode of perceptual processing for identifying patterns as meaningful wholes rather than as piecemeal constructions
practice 11
top - down extraction
top - down tracing
top - down retrieval
top - down processor
top - down processing

Explanation:

Top - down processing is a mode of perceptual processing where one uses prior knowledge and context to identify patterns as meaningful wholes. It contrasts with bottom - up processing (which builds from individual elements). The other options like "top - down extraction", "top - down tracing", "top - down retrieval", and "top - down processor" are not standard terms for this perceptual processing mode.

Answer:

top - down processing