Contrary to what would be expected if speech perception were complete "disembodied,"

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The phenomenon described in both options A and B is known as "embodied cognition," which suggests that our perception of language is not entirely disembodied but rather influenced by our bodily experiences and movements. Specifically, the study mentioned in the question found that participants took longer to move their hand out away from their body to affirm a sentence about pulling a drawer than to affirm a sentence about pushing a drawer, and conversely, they took longer to move their hand in toward their body to affirm a sentence about pushing a drawer than to affirm a sentence about pulling a drawer. This suggests that language comprehension involves motor simulation, where we mentally simulate bodily actions associated with the meaning of words and concepts.

Contrary to What Would Be Expected If Speech Perception Were