Question

It has been suggested that Alaskan Eskimos' rich vocabulary for describing snow enables them to perceive differences in snow conditions that would otherwise go unnoticed. This suggestion most clearly illustrates _________.A) inborn universal grammar
B) the representativeness heuristic
C) linguistic determinism
D) belief perseverance

Answer 1

Answer:

C) linguistic determinism

Explanation:

Linguistic determinism is based on the idea that language and its structure determines an individual knowledge and thought as well as the different thought processes like memory and perception. It states that an individual thoughts is as a result of the language that the individual speaks. According to The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, it states that language patterns lead to different patterns in thought.