You see one friend facing you and silently mouthing the words,"Show me the jar." At the very same time,a second friend standing behind you says aloud,"Show me the bar." Suppose that you perceive that the second friend actually said,"Show me the car." This would best illustrate
A) dissociation.
B) synesthesia.
C) the McGurk effect.
D) embodied cognition.

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The McGurk effect refers to the phenomenon in which an individual perceives a sound that is different from the actual sound being presented, due to a visual cue that is present at the same time. In this case, the visual cue of seeing the second friend's lips move may cause the individual to perceive "car" instead of "bar." This is a common example of the McGurk effect.

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