Researchers have found that when we human beings think about performing a particular physical skill (e.g., using scissors, dribbling a basketball), we activate some of the same brain regions that we use when actually executing that skill. Which one of the following concepts best reflects this research finding?
A) guided participation
B) intersubjectivity
C) appropriation
D) embodiment

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The concept that best reflects this research finding is embodiment. Embodiment refers to the idea that cognition is closely tied to sensorimotor experiences and bodily states. The finding that imagining a physical skill activates the same brain regions as actually performing it is consistent with the idea of embodiment.

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