Which of the following results has been shown for people who experience the most common form of synesthesia?
A)Their visual cortices have been shown to be sensitive to tactile discrimination.
B)They show interference effects when asked to identify the colors of letters if the colors are inconsistent with their synesthetic experiences.
C)Their somatosensory cortices have been shown to be sensitive to visual information.
D)They show interference effects when asked to identify sung letters if the pitches are inconsistent with their synesthetic experiences.

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Studies have shown that individuals with the most common form of synesthesia, grapheme-color synesthesia, exhibit interference effects when asked to identify the colors of letters if the colors are inconsistent with their synesthetic experiences. This suggests that the synesthetic experiences are automatic and involuntary, and can interfere with typical cognitive processing.

Which of the Following Results Has Been Shown for People