Studies from the 1960's and 1970's Regarding the Whorfian Hypothesis

question 23

Multiple Choice

Studies from the 1960's and 1970's regarding the Whorfian Hypothesis indicated that:

• A) the color lexicon was determined by perception and memory for color.
• B) words for color in a language affect memory for color.
• C) color perception may have been too narrowly defined and further research on the hypothesis is required.
• D) colors in an environment determine the lexical complexity for color terms.