Submodalities & Sensory Systems Flashcards
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In NLP, 'synesthesia' refers to:
Answer: An automatic overlap between two representational systems, such as seeing a sound as a color or shape
Synesthesia in NLP describes an automatic cross-wiring where stimulation of one representational system triggers an automatic response in another, such as visualizing a sound.
The 'lead system' in NLP refers to:
Answer: The representational system used first to initially access or retrieve an internal experience
The lead system is the representational system a person uses first when searching for or accessing an internal experience, before processing it in their primary representational system.
Which submodality distinction is most commonly used to change the perceived 'reality' or believability of an experience?
Answer: The brightness and clarity of the image
Brightness and clarity are frequently identified as the key submodalities that determine how real or vivid an experience feels, making them powerful tools in belief and memory change work.
In NLP submodality work, a 'threshold' refers to:
Answer: The point at which accumulated submodality changes trigger a perceptual shift or change of state
A threshold is the tipping point where enough submodality changes have accumulated to produce a qualitative shift in perception, behavior, or belief.
'Submodality belief change' is based on the premise that:
Answer: Beliefs are coded in the brain through specific submodality structures that can be deliberately altered
NLP holds that beliefs have a specific submodality coding (e.g., location, size, brightness) and that consciously altering this coding directly changes the felt reality and influence of the belief.
When a coach asks a client to 'step into' a positive memory and notice all the sensory details vividly, this is an example of:
Answer: Eliciting and amplifying a resourceful state through an associated submodality experience
Having the client step into and associate with a positive memory while noticing all its sensory qualities is a method to elicit and amplify a resourceful state through full submodality engagement.
Which of the following best describes the role of submodalities within the NLP communication model?
Answer: Submodalities are the internal coding system through which the brain represents its filtered, deleted, distorted, and generalized version of experience
In the NLP communication model, submodalities form the internal fine structure through which the brain encodes its filtered and transformed representation of reality.