You've rented the movie Sophie's Choice. There is a scene in which Sophie, a recent immigrant from Poland, is both surprised and amused that Americans have so many words for the concept "fast."
She reports that in Polish, there is only one word. You've just read Chapter 3 (Social Cognition), and a friend asks you why the cultures differ in that regard. What would you say?
a. English has borrowed more words from foreign languages than has Polish.
b. Polish has different roots than does English.
c. Poles don't have well-developed schemas for the concept "fast."
d. Americans are generally better educated than Poles.
Answer: C
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