Question

Who is associated with the idea that language influences thought, known as the linguistic relativity hypothesis?

• A. Noam Chomsky
• B. Benjamin Lee Whorf
• C. Jean Piaget
• D. Lev Vygotsky

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Benjamin Lee Whorf

Benjamin Lee Whorf, along with Edward Sapir, proposed the linguistic relativity hypothesis, which suggests that the structure of a language affects its speakers' worldview.