Question

color, asked them to remember it for 30 seconds, and then showed them two colors, one of which was the target color and one of which was an alternative chosen from the blue - green spectrum. english speakers were much better than the berinmo at choosing the target color if the alternative was from a different color category. for example, if the target color was blue and the incorrect choice was green, english speakers could more easily choose the target color than the berinmo. these results suggest that linguistic distinctions can significantly impact the ways that people perceive and remember colors.
what are two central ideas of the text?
choose 2 answers:
a language can influence how people perceive and remember colors.
b the berinmo tribe cannot distinguish between colors at all due to the structure of their language.
c english speakers are generally better at remembering colors than members of other cultures due to linguistic advantages.
d different cultures may use a single word to describe colors that are seen as distinct in other languages.
e members of the berinmo describe the color of both grass and sky as
ol.\

Explanation:

• Option A: The text concludes that "linguistic distinctions can significantly impact the ways that people perceive and remember colors", so this matches.
• Option D: The experiment shows English speakers (who have distinct words for blue and green) perform better when the alternative is from a different color category (implying Berinmo might use one word for colors seen as distinct in English), so this is a central idea about cultural/language - color perception differences.
• Option B: The text says Berinmo were worse only when the alternative was from a different color category for English, not that they can't distinguish colors at all. Eliminate B.
• Option C: The text shows English speakers were better only in a specific situation (different color category alternative), not generally better than all other cultures. Eliminate C.
• Option E: There is no information in the given text about Berinmo describing grass and sky as "nol". Eliminate E.

Answer:

A. Language can influence how people perceive and remember colors.
D. Different cultures may use a single word to describe colors that are seen as distinct in other languages.