Researchers have found that despite the number of colour names in a language, the basic abilities to perceive colour are unchanged. This finding would be troublesome for the theory of ________.
A)Piccard and Worf
B)Sapir and Whorf
C)Skinner and Watson
D)Tolman and Thorndike

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The theory of Sapir and Whorf, also known as linguistic relativity, suggests that language determines the way we think and perceive the world around us. If this theory were true, the number and variety of colour names in a language would directly impact a person's ability to perceive and differentiate colours. However, the finding that basic colour perception abilities remain unchanged despite differing color vocabularies in languages goes against this theory.

Researchers Have Found That Despite the Number of Colour Names