Six-month-old Ohmar recognizes the difference between squares and circles just as accurately as his 3-year-old brother,who can correctly name the different shapes.This fact would most directly challenge
A) Chomsky's language acquisition theory.
B) the Gardners' sign language theory.
C) Whorf's linguistic determinism hypothesis.
D) Lambert's bilingual advantage hypothesis.

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This fact challenges Whorf's linguistic determinism hypothesis, which suggests that language determines or influences thought processes and cognition. The recognition of shapes by a six-month-old infant suggests that language is not necessary for basic cognitive processes such as visual discrimination.

Six-Month-Old Ohmar Recognizes the Difference Between Squares and Circles Just