Color Perception. Is Whorf right? Do color terms affect color perception?

Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, grade: 1,3, University of Kassel, language: English, abstract: The Question if color perception is shaped by language or language is shaped by color perception is a classic nature versus nurture, universalists versus relativity, debate. The Whorf hypothesis suggests the idea that humans, at least trich...