HUMA 17000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Structural Level, Linguistic Relativity, Daniel Kahneman
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Imagine that the u. s. is preparing for the outbreak of an unusual asian disease, which is expected to kill 600 people. Two alternative programs to combat the disease have been proposed. Assume that the exact scientific estimate of the consequences of the programs are as follows: If program b is adopted: there is 1/3probability that 600 people will be saved, and 2/3 probability that no people will be saved. If program d is adopted: there is 1/3probability that nobody will die, and 2/3 probability that 600 people will die. Be more specific about your hypothesis: another possible hypothesis: language and culture are closely related in a given speech community, people"s perception of a language could be also infused with culture. Imagine you are a business owner faced with setting the price for one of your products, and your partner in the game also sells the same product.