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We all see colors, but do we all see the same colors? The answer to that question may be less straightforward than it seems.
Although most humans are physically able to see different colors, the language we use to describe colors has a complex effect on the way we perceive the rainbow world around us. Researchers have sought to clarify this effect by studying members of cultures with different color categories.
For example, members of the Berinmo, a hunter-gatherer tribe in Papua New Guinea, describe the color of both grass and sky as "nol." In order to study the role of language in color memory, researchers presented members of the Berinmo and English speakers with a blue or green target 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 thatdistinctions can significantly impact the ways that people perceive and remember colors.
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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 "nol."