What can one conclude from initial research on the Mayans, whose native tongue, Tzeltal, has no language labels for "left of" or "right of"?
A) There are no differences in spatial reasoning in countries that use the linguistic terms "left" and "right" and those that use the terms "East" and "West."
B) Spatial reasoning differs in countries that use the linguistic terms "left" and "right" and those that use the terms "East" and "West."
C) Mayans who speak Tzeltal have reasoning skills that are superior to those of North Americans.
D) The results from this study were inconclusive.

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The fact that the Tzeltal language lacks labels for "left of" or "right of" indicates that their spatial reasoning differs from countries that use those terms. Therefore, option B is the correct conclusion. There is no evidence suggesting that Mayans who speak Tzeltal have superior reasoning skills or that the results of the study were inconclusive. Option A is incorrect as there is evidence showing that the linguistic terms used can affect spatial reasoning.

What Can One Conclude from Initial Research on the Mayans