Holding a heavy rather than a light clipboard leads people to perceive job candidates as more important.This best illustrates

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The phenomenon described in the question refers to embodied cognition, which is the idea that our physical experiences and sensations shape our cognitive processes and influence our perception and judgments of the world around us. Thus, holding a heavy clipboard (a physical experience) can lead people to perceive job candidates as more important (a cognitive judgment). The other options are not applicable to this scenario. Synesthesia refers to a condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a different pathway, such as seeing colors when hearing music. Psychokinesis refers to the supposed ability to move objects with one's mind, which is not relevant here. The McGurk effect refers to a perceptual phenomenon in which what we hear is influenced by what we see, particularly in the context of speech perception.

Holding a Heavy Rather Than a Light Clipboard Leads People