If Participants Are Asked to Imagine an Object, Such as a Dog

question 13

Multiple Choice

If participants are asked to imagine an object, such as a dog, information that will be prominent in the mental image

• A) tends to concern aspects that are strongly associated with, or distinctive for, the imaged object.
• B) matches the pattern of information prominent in a description of the imaged object.
• C) corresponds well with the information that is prominent in an actual picture.
• D) is similar to the information prominent in other forms of mental representation.

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Definitions:

Somatic

Relating to or affecting the body, especially as distinct from the mind or psyche.

Sympathetic

Pertaining to the sympathetic nervous system, which activates the body’s fight or flight response under stress.

Parasympathetic

A division of the autonomic nervous system responsible for conserving energy and bringing the body to a state of rest.

Gray Matter

The part of the brain that contains most of the brain's neuronal cell bodies and is involved in sensory perception, emotion, speech, decision making, and self-control.