Application of the Whorfian Hypothesis to how people speak an absolute coordinate system predicts that:
A) people should have a better frame of reference for where they are if their frame of reference is an absolute coordinate.
B) people should have a better frame of reference for where they are if they have a relative frame of reference.
C) people who have an absolute coordinate system for frame of reference can go to a new city and point to where they are with less geographical accuracy than those with a relative frame of reference.
D) None of these answers are true.

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The Whorfian Hypothesis, or linguistic relativity, suggests that the language one speaks influences how one thinks and perceives the world. Therefore, if a language uses an absolute coordinate system (e.g., cardinal directions) to describe spatial relationships, its speakers are likely to develop a better sense of orientation and frame of reference in any given space, as they habitually think in terms of fixed directions rather than relative positions.

Application of the Whorfian Hypothesis to How People Speak an Absolute