What did researchers find when they compared plant and animal naming of rural villagers in Central America to urban dwellers in the United States?
a. People who rely on the plants and animals for daily needs often named them at a more specific level.
b. People from both communities relied on the same basic-level category names.
c. The Itza' Maya and the urban dwellers had such different ways of categorizing nature that direct comparisons were impossible.
d. Vast differences in plant and animal life in the two locations made it impossible to make any direct comparisons.
Answer: B
Rationale: The Itza' have more experience in the physical environment in which these plants and animals are naturally found, and will, therefore, be able to identify them at a more specific level.
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