Which of the following experimental results best refutes the linguistic relativity hypothesis?
A) Members of a primitive tribe who were asked to perform a task using top-down processing completed it more quickly than those using bottom-up processing.
B) Members of a primitive tribe whose language has no words for colors could still think about a wide variety of colors.
C) People who had to rotate a consonant 90 degrees to compare it to a prototype recognized it more quickly than people who had to rotate it 180 degrees.
D) People retrieved the word "brown" faster than "muddy brown."

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This result shows that even if a language lacks specific words for a certain concept (in this case, colors), individuals can still think about and perceive those concepts. This goes against the linguistic relativity hypothesis, which suggests that the structure of language dictates and limits the thoughts and perceptions of individuals. The other options do not directly refute the hypothesis.

Which of the Following Experimental Results Best Refutes the Linguistic