You've Rented the Movie Sophie's Choice

question 31

Multiple Choice

You've rented the movie Sophie's Choice.There is a scene in which Sophie,a recent immigrant from Poland,is both surprised and amused that Americans have so many words for the concept "fast." She reports that in Polish,there is only one word.You've just read Chapter 3 (Social Cognition) ,and a friend asks you why the cultures differ in that regard.What would you say?

• A) Americans are generally better educated than Poles.
• B) Polish has different roots than does English.
• C) Poles don't have well-developed schemas for the concept "fast."
• D) English has borrowed more words from foreign languages than Polish has.
• E) Poles have a relatively limited vocabulary compared to Americans.

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