You are having a conversation with your psychology professor and he proposes that your language determines the nature of your thought. Which of the following theorists would MOST likely agree with his assertions?
A)Benjamin Whorf
B)B. F. Skinner
C)Steven Pinker
D)Noam Chomsky

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Benjamin Whorf is most associated with the hypothesis that language determines thought, known as the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis or linguistic relativity. This theory suggests that the structure of a language affects its speakers' world view or cognition.

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