Your text describes a habituation study exploring 5-month-olds' ability to distinguish between tightly fitting and loosely fitting. Which of the following alternatives best describes the results of the study and their relevance to the Whorfian hypothesis?
A) The infants could not distinguish between tightly fitting and loosely fitting, contradicting the Whorfian hypothesis.
B) The infants could distinguish between tightly fitting and loosely fitting, suggesting that it is not our language that creates sensitivity to this distinction.
C) The infants could distinguish between tightly fitting and loosely fitting, supporting the Whorfian hypothesis.
D) The infants could not distinguish between tightly fitting and loosely fitting, supporting the Whorfian hypothesis.

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The study found that infants could distinguish between tightly fitting and loosely fitting, suggesting that sensitivity to this distinction is not solely based on language and contradicting the Whorfian hypothesis, which suggests that language shapes perception. Option A and D are incorrect because the infants' ability to distinguish between the two supports neither the Whorfian hypothesis (option C) nor the idea that language has no influence on perception.

Your Text Describes a Habituation Study Exploring 5-Month-Olds' Ability to Distinguish