Assignment title: Information
In this discussion forum, you will examine what language says about how the human mind
works. More specifically, you will consider whether the language people speak (including the
words that are available to them and the way words are organized to convey meaning) merely
offers a window into human cognition or it can actually affect the way people perceive and
understand the world. Please note that your answer to this question needs be supported by
scientific evidence. For your initial post, complete the steps below:
Watch the videos, Steven Pinker: What our Language Habits Reveal and Keith Chen:
Could your Language Affect your Ability to Save Money? on the links between language
and cognition.
Read the article, "Does Your Language Shape How You Think? The New York Times,"
to further your understanding of the links between language and cognition.
Access the Ashford University Library and Google Scholar, review the psycholinguist
literature, and then select a research article that offers an answer to the question about
whether language shapes perceptions and thoughts or merely reflects them. Share the
evidence you have uncovered and your critical examination of such evidence with the
class. Your initial post must include a minimum of 300 words.