In a study of how language affects one's thoughts, individuals who spoke different languages were asked to arrange a set of cards that depicted a series of events, such as a meal being cooked and eaten. Which of the following is a FALSE statement regarding the findings of this study?
A)The subjects who spoke Hebrew usually arranged the cards from right to left.
B)Speakers of Kuuk Thaayorre, the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals, usually arranged the cards from east to west.
C)All the subjects regardless of the language they spoke arranged the cards from left to right.
D)The findings of this study lend support to the linguistic relativity hypothesis.

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The false statement is that all subjects, regardless of the language they spoke, arranged the cards from left to right. This is incorrect because the study found variations in how subjects arranged the cards based on their native language's reading direction or spatial orientation, demonstrating the influence of language on thought processes, which contradicts the claim made in option C.

In a Study of How Language Affects One's Thoughts, Individuals