Question

Participant M speaks a language with a variety of color words, while participant Q speaks a language that only differentiates between light and dark. Who is more likely to have more specific color discrimination?

a. Participant M
b. Participant Q
c. They will have equal color percepetion
d. We cannot tell based on this evidence

Answer 1

Participant M is more likely to have more specific color discrimination compared to participant Q.

Step-by-step explanation:

Participant M, who speaks a language with a variety of color words, is more likely to have more specific color discrimination compared to participant Q, who speaks a language that only differentiates between light and dark.

Research has shown that language can influence perceptual phenomena, including color perception. The number and specificity of color terms in a language can impact how individuals conceptualize and distinguish between different colors.

For example, studies comparing English speakers and the Dani people of Papua New Guinea, who have two color words for light and dark, found that the Dani were able to distinguish colors with the same ability as English speakers, despite having fewer color words.