According to Benjamin Lee Whorf's Hypothesis of Linguistic Relativity, What

question 88

Multiple Choice

According to Benjamin Lee Whorf's hypothesis of linguistic relativity, what affects a person's ability to think about a topic?

• A)having a rich vocabulary on the topic
• B)two-way interactions as an infant in the form of conversation
• C)the number of phonemes in the language
• D)a critical gene mutation in the FOXP-2 gene

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Definitions:

Hemoglobin

Iron-containing respiratory pigment occurring in vertebrate red blood cells and in the blood plasma of some invertebrates.

Oxygen-rich Blood

Blood that has been oxygenated in the lungs and is being transported by the arteries to the rest of the body.

Mammary Glands

Specialized organs in mammals responsible for producing milk to nourish their young.

Constant Body Temperature

Pertains to the maintenance of a stable internal body temperature regardless of external conditions, characteristic of endotherms.