Multiple Choice
Your text describes a habituation study exploring 5-month-olds' ability to distinguish between tightly fitting and loosely fitting. Which of the following alternatives best describes the results of the study and their relevance to the Whorfian hypothesis?
A) The infants could not distinguish between tightly fitting and loosely fitting, contradicting the Whorfian hypothesis.
B) The infants could distinguish between tightly fitting and loosely fitting, suggesting that it is not our language that creates sensitivity to this distinction.
C) The infants could distinguish between tightly fitting and loosely fitting, supporting the Whorfian hypothesis.
D) The infants could not distinguish between tightly fitting and loosely fitting, supporting the Whorfian hypothesis.
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