Research on Inuit Eskimos has revealed that:
A) although the Inuit have different words for types of snow then are found in English, they appear to think about snow in the same way Americans and other non-Inuit do.
B) the Inuit have hundreds of different words for snow.
C) the specific language the Inuit use affects the way they think about snow.
D) learning to speak English changes the way Inuits think about snow.
Answer: A
Rationale: The "fact" that Eskimos have many more words for snow than are found in other languages is generally an exaggeration. Furthermore, Inuits seem to categorize snow the same way a person from the United States does, indicating that any differences between English and the Inuit language do not affect the way they think about snow when compared to non-Inuits.
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