Which of the following situations would most likely cause an audiovisual mirror neuron to fire?
A) When the monkey only hears the sound of a breaking peanut.
B) When the monkey sees a peanut breaking and hears the sound of the peanut breaking.
C) When the monkey sees a stick being dropped and hears the sound of the peanut breaking.
D) When the monkey grasps the peanut and sees the experimenter grasps the peanut with pliers.

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Audiovisual mirror neurons fire in response to both the visual and auditory aspects of an action. In this case, the monkey is both seeing and hearing the peanut breaking, which is the most likely scenario to activate audiovisual mirror neurons. The other options either only involve hearing the sound (A and C) or do not involve a direct correlation between the action and the monkey's own movements (D).

Which of the Following Situations Would Most Likely Cause an Audiovisual