Members of the Pacific Island Ifalik culture and the Japanese both identify emotions reflecting relationships in which one person is dependent on another as fago and amae, respectively. These emotions are not identified in the English language. Based on this section and on your understanding of the relationship between language and thought, which of the following hypotheses is most reasonable?

A) Members of collectivist cultures may communicate more easily about emotions reflecting intense relationships than might members of individualistic cultures.
B) Members of collectivist cultures may experience emotions reflecting intense relationships that members of individualistic cultures do not experience.
C) Members of literate cultures may communicate more easily about emotions reflecting intense relationships than might members of preliterate cultures.
D) Members of literate cultures may experience emotions that members of preliterate cultures might not experience.

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Mccree Turkmada · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : A, Explanation :  The section suggests that there are certain emotions that are identified and communicated more easily in certain cultures than in others. In this case, the Pacific Island Ifalik culture and the Japanese both identify emotions related to dependent relationships that are not identified in the English language. This implies that members of collectivist cultures, like the Ifalik and Japanese cultures, may be more attuned to emotions reflecting intense relationships than members of individualistic cultures, making option A the most reasonable hypothesis among the given choices.

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