What Research Finding Has Demonstrated the Influence of Language on Perception

question 9

Multiple Choice

What research finding has demonstrated the influence of language on perception and thought?

• A)The finding that the Eskimo language has many more words for "snow" than the English language.
• B)The discovery that the Dani people of New Guinea perceive only two distinct categories of colors, "mola" and "mili."
• C)The revelation that experts perceive objects in their field of expertise differently than nonexperts.
• D)The finding that people whose languages lack number words or counting systems are unable to complete simple arithmetic tasks, such as matching specific configurations of objects.

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