Researchers have found that, despite the number of color names in a language, the basic abilities to perceive color are unchanged. This finding would be troublesome for the theory of __________.
A) Picard and Worf
B) Sapir and Whorf
C) Skinner and Watson
D) Tolman and Thorndike

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The finding that the number of color names in a language does not directly affect one's ability to perceive color contradicts the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which suggests that language shapes and influences our thoughts and perception of the world.

Researchers Have Found That, Despite the Number of Color Names