When 3-year-old Garret is coloring a picture,he carefully selects a brown crayon to color a tree trunk,a green crayon for the leaves in the tree,and a red crayon for the bird in the tree.When Garret is asked to name the colors he has been using,he confidently answers "blue" each time.The fact that Garret can distinguish between the colors,even though he can't accurately name them yet,suggests that
A) the linguistic relativity hypothesis provides an accurate description of the link between thought and language.
B) the linguistic relativity hypothesis does not accurately reflect the link between thought and language.
C) social communication theory does not accurately reflect the link between language and behavior.
D) social communication theory provides an accurate description of the link between language and behavior.

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Garret's ability to distinguish between colors despite his inability to name them accurately suggests that language and thought are not completely dependent on each other. This contradicts the linguistic relativity hypothesis, which states that language shapes and influences thought. Therefore, option B is the correct choice. Options A, C, and D are not relevant to the situation described in the question.

When 3-Year-Old Garret Is Coloring a Picture,he Carefully Selects a Brown