How Might You Evaluate the Unusual Cases of Brain Organization

question 118

Multiple Choice

How might you evaluate the unusual cases of brain organization or injury discussed in your text with respect to the Whorfian hypothesis?

• A) They cast doubt on the Whorfian hypothesis. The hypothesis would suggest a tighter relationship between language and intelligence than these unusual cases of brain organization or injury seem to imply.
• B) They cast doubt on the Whorfian hypothesis. The hypothesis would suggest that language and intelligence should be less related than these unusual cases of brain organization or injury seem to imply.
• C) They support the Whorfian hypothesis. The hypothesis suggests the same tight relationship between language and intelligence that these unusual cases of brain organization or injury seem to imply.
• D) They support the Whorfian hypothesis. The hypothesis suggests the same negligible relationship between language and intelligence that these unusual cases of brain organization or injury seem to imply.

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