When a person perceives colours when presented with sounds, they are said to experience:
A) Cross-adaptation
B) Sensory substitution
C) Synaesthesia
D) Superadditivity

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The phenomenon described is synaesthesia, which involves the perception of one sensory modality in response to stimulation of a different modality. In this case, sounds are producing a perception of colors, which is not a typical experience for most people. Cross-adaptation refers to the phenomenon where exposure to a stimulus affects perception of a subsequent stimulus, sensory substitution involves using one sense to compensate for another, and superadditivity refers to the potential for multiple stimuli to enhance perceptual experience beyond the sum of their individual effects.

When a Person Perceives Colours When Presented with Sounds, They