Even Though All Humans Have Approximately the Same Set of Special

Even though all humans have approximately the same set of special senses for perceiving reality (eyes, ears, noses) , not all of the sensations in the environment reach our consciousness in the same way since each language filters out different parts of reality. Each language provides the speaker with a built-in filter that heightens, dims, or eliminates certain perceptions, thus determining how we perceive reality. This thesis is called the:

A) Chomsky Theory
B) Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
C) Filter Theory
D) Sieve Theory
E) Linguistic Strainer Hypothesis

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