Question

Patients' negative expectations about the outcome of a surgical procedure can increase their postoperative experience of pain. this best illustrates the importance of

Answer 1

This best illustrates the importance of TOP DOWN PROCESSING.
Top down processing refers to the way in which our brain make use of information that has been brought to the brain by the sensory system. It is a cognitive process that is initiated by human thoughts, which then flow down to lower level functions such as human sense organs.