Discussion
The position where thought patterns are influenced by language is called
Answer: B
The position is called linguistic determination (linguistic determinism).
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis holds in its strong form that the language a person speaks determines how that person thinks and perceives the world, so that speakers of different languages think differently. This is linguistic determinism; the weaker claim that language merely influences thought is linguistic relativity.
Cultural tendency and sociolinguistic genesis are not established terms for this position, and cognitive bias refers to systematic errors of judgment, not to the influence of language on thought.
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