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Unit 5 – Cognitive Psychology
Topic 5.11
Question #3: How could one contest the Whorfian hypothesis of linguistic relativity?
The theory fails to consider non-verbal forms of communication.
It underestimates the role of culture in shaping language use.
It does not account for differences in dialects within a single language.
It ignores cognitive processes that may occur independently of language structure.
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AP Psychology - 5.11 Components of Language and Language Acquisition
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