According to the strict version of the linguistic relativity hypothesis,what would you predict about the ability of someone to discriminate different temperatures if they spoke a language that only had two words for temperature,hot and cold?
A) They would be far superior at discriminating between different temperatures.
B) They wouldn't be able to discriminate between different temperatures.
C) They would have an easier time discriminating between different temperatures that are at the extreme ends of the spectrum, such as very hot or very cold.
D) They would only be able to discriminate between those temperatures that appear in their native language, but not temperatures that are at the extreme ends of the spectrum, such as very hot or very cold.

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According to the strict version of the linguistic relativity hypothesis, language shapes thought and perception, and if a language only has two words for temperature (hot and cold), then the speakers of that language would not be able to discriminate between different temperatures as accurately as speakers of languages with more temperature descriptors. This is because they would lack the linguistic categories to differentiate between smaller differences in temperature.

According to the Strict Version of the Linguistic Relativity Hypothesis,what