A remote tribe has only three colour words.As a result,tribal members are less accurate at discriminating different hues within a category.Who would have most likely predicted such findings?
A)Sapir and Whorf
B)Cheney and Seyfarth
C)Savage-Rumbaugh
D)Chomsky

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Sapir and Whorf proposed the linguistic relativity hypothesis, which suggests that the structure of language affects perception and thought. In this case, the limited color vocabulary of the tribe would lead to less precise discrimination of hues within a category.

A Remote Tribe Has Only Three Colour Words