Question

You are looking for a new roommate. You invite a person who you really hope will agree to be your new roommate to meet you in your apartment. Your mother, who is a real estate agent, tells you to bake cookies and make hot tea just before your prospective roommate arrives. She explains that the hot drink and smell of the cookies will affect this person's judgment of you. This is an example of a(n) _____ cognition.

Answer 1

The answer is embodied cognition.

Step-by-step explanation:

This approach to cognition states that the human body as a whole influences cognitive processes. In the example, the guest's judgement will likely change due to olfactory perception.

Another common example that demonstrates embodied cognition theories is holding a pencil between one's teeth while performing a task, resembling a smile, which is believed to increase a person's impression of enjoying the task.