Speakers of Language X have one word that covers both blue and green. Speakers of Language Y have separate words for blue and green. When asked to sort blue and green cards, both groups sorted them correctly, but Language X speakers were slower.
Using the information above, explain one reason why the findings go against linguistic determinism and one reason why they support linguistic relativism.
48 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 10.1 Language, thought and communication, covering 10.1.1 Relationship between language and thought, 10.1.2 How thought and language affect views of the world, 10.1.3 Human vs animal communication, 10.1.4 Non-verbal communication examples, and 10.1.5 Explanations of non-verbal communication. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.