What Idea Suggests That Language Shapes Our Thoughts and Culture,and

question 21

Multiple Choice

What idea suggests that language shapes our thoughts and culture,and our culture and thoughts affect the language we use to describe the world?

• A)linguistic determinism
• B)linguistic relativity
• C)Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
• D)ladder of abstraction

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Definitions:

Cohen's Kappa

Cohen's Kappa is a statistical measure used to assess the reliability of inter-rater agreement for qualitative (categorical) items, correcting for the chance of agreement.

Item-total Correlation

The relationship between individual item scores and the overall score across all items in a test or questionnaire.

Split-half Reliability

An evaluation of reliability involving splitting a test into two sections and comparing scores from each section to check how consistent the test is.

Cohen's Kappa

A statistical coefficient that measures inter-rater agreement for qualitative (categorical) items.