If hikers perceive a hill as steeper when carrying heavy backpacks rather than light backpacks,this would best illustrate

A) embodied cognition.
B) synesthesia.
C) phantom limb sensations.
D) psychokinesis.

Embodied Cognition

The idea that our mental functions are heavily influenced by the body's engagement with its surroundings.

Phantom Limb Sensations

Feelings that an amputated or missing limb is still attached to the body and is moving appropriately with other body parts.

Psychokinesis

The supposed ability to move or manipulate objects with the mind alone, without physical interaction.