In What Way Does Language Appear to Influence Thinking

question 111

Multiple Choice

In what way does language appear to influence thinking?

• A) Language can influence our memory and perceptions.
• B) The words of a particular language can create new ways of thinking that would not be possible if one spoke a different language.
• C) Different nouns can alter the depth of thinking in a particular area, but different verbs cannot.
• D) Different verbs can alter the depth of thinking in a particular area, but different nouns cannot.

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Definitions:

Diseconomies of Scale

The phenomenon where, as a firm expands, its costs start increasing per unit of output, usually due to inefficiencies and management challenges that arise with size.

Diminishing Returns

A principle stating that as investment in a particular area increases, the rate of profit from that investment, after a certain point, cannot continue to increase and may decrease.

Natural Monopoly

A market structure where a single provider is more efficient in supplying the entire market with a product or service, due to high fixed or startup costs.