language and perception Flashcards
what did gladstone conclude about colour
the origin of colour and its impressions were but parally developed among the greeks
what was Whorfs big idea
language influence congition and the words used shape this
what is the weak hypothesis for whorfs idea
language primes thought
what is the stronger hypothesis for whorfs idea
language constrains thought- if you dont have a word for it its harder to think about and language alters perception
what is the sapir-whorf hypothesis
all three of these forms of whorfs hypothesis are supported by experimental evidence
it is also true to say that language per se is not a tight constraint on human cognition- still see blue even if not from ancient greece
what is an example of experimental evidence for whorfs hypotheses
gender in language
is object design influenced by language
how does gender affect memory
people given arbitrary object-name pairings to learn but easier to remember if consistent with a gender
describe the relationship between language and direction
direction may be a fundamental concept influencing language not the other way arounf
what are the 2 colours
light/warm
cool/dark
what are the 3 colours
white
red/yellow
black/blue/green
what are the 4 colours
white
red/yellow
black/blue
green
what are the 5 colours
whote red/yellow black/blue green pink
