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Question 15

In Boroditsky (2001), English speakers answered purely temporal questions faster after horizontal primes, whereas Mandarin speakers answered them faster after vertical primes.

Explain one reason why this finding supports linguistic relativism and one reason why the conclusion should be treated with caution.

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10.2 Studies Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Psychology
  3. /10.2 Studies

41 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 10.2 Studies, covering 10.2.1 Yuki et al. (2007) and 10.2.2 Boroditsky (2001). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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