Question

Heider (1972) found that the Dani tribe of New Guinea had better memory for focal colors than for nonfocal colors regardless of whether or not they had a name for the focal colors in their language. This finding suggests that:___________.

Answer 1

Answer:

The Dani's tribe language does not limit their color perception and understanding.

Explanation:

The Dani tribe only used and knew two color terms, which were black and white. Being that they had no knowledge of other colors in their language, Heider decided to test their ability to learn and recognize color. She showed them color chips for focal colors and non focal and tested them on well they remembered said colors. The test results showed that both the Dani tribe and English speakers struggled to learn non focal colors but had no trouble learning about focal colors. This showed that even language (the Dani tribe had no words for colors) does not affect negatively the understanding of focal colors.