Before you give your speech as your class's valedictorian, you make a mental rehearsal of what you will do and say and how you will act. Cognitive psychologists call this an example of ______.

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This scenario is an example of grounded cognition, which is the idea that our mental simulations and rehearsals are grounded in our experiences and perceptions of the physical world. The valedictorian is mentally rehearsing in order to prepare themselves for the physical act of giving the speech.

Before You Give Your Speech as Your Class's Valedictorian, You