Rosch (1973)compared Dani and English speakers' ability to learn nonsense names for colors.What did she find?
A) Only Dani speakers find it easier to learn nonsense names for focal colors than for nonfocal colors.
B) Only English speakers find it easier to learn nonsense names for focal colors than for nonfocal colors.
C) Both Dani speakers and English speakers find it easier to learn nonsense names for focal colors than for nonfocal colors.
D) Neither Dani speakers and English speakers find it easier to learn nonsense names for focal colors than for nonfocal colors.

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Rosch found that both Dani speakers and English speakers find it easier to learn nonsense names for focal colors than for nonfocal colors. This suggests that the ability to learn color names is not solely determined by language and culture, but may also be influenced by perceptual and cognitive factors.

Rosch (1973)compared Dani and English Speakers' Ability to Learn Nonsense