The timing and magnitude of Stroop interference and facilitation in monolinguals and bilinguals
Executive control abilities and lexical access speed in Stroop performance were investigated in English monolinguals and two groups of bilinguals (English–Chinese and Chinese–English) in their first (L1) and second (L2) languages. Predictions were based on a bilingual cognitive advantage hypothesis,...
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| author | Coderre, Emily L. van Heuven, Walter J.B. Conklin, Kathy |
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| description | Executive control abilities and lexical access speed in Stroop performance were investigated in English monolinguals and two groups of bilinguals (English–Chinese and Chinese–English) in their first (L1) and second (L2) languages. Predictions were based on a bilingual cognitive advantage hypothesis, implicating cognitive control ability as the critical factor determining Stroop interference; and two bilingual lexical disadvantage hypotheses, focusing on lexical access speed. Importantly, each hypothesis predicts different response patterns in a Stroop task manipulating stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA). There was evidence for a bilingual cognitive advantage, although this effect was sensitive to a number of variables including proficiency, language immersion, and script. In lexical access speed, no differences occurred between monolinguals and bilinguals in their native languages, but there was evidence for a delay in L2 processing speed relative to the L1. Overall, the data highlight the multitude of factors affecting executive control and lexical access speed in bilinguals. |
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| spelling | nottingham-29112020-05-04T20:19:21Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/2911/ The timing and magnitude of Stroop interference and facilitation in monolinguals and bilinguals Coderre, Emily L. van Heuven, Walter J.B. Conklin, Kathy Executive control abilities and lexical access speed in Stroop performance were investigated in English monolinguals and two groups of bilinguals (English–Chinese and Chinese–English) in their first (L1) and second (L2) languages. Predictions were based on a bilingual cognitive advantage hypothesis, implicating cognitive control ability as the critical factor determining Stroop interference; and two bilingual lexical disadvantage hypotheses, focusing on lexical access speed. Importantly, each hypothesis predicts different response patterns in a Stroop task manipulating stimulus onset asynchrony (SOA). There was evidence for a bilingual cognitive advantage, although this effect was sensitive to a number of variables including proficiency, language immersion, and script. In lexical access speed, no differences occurred between monolinguals and bilinguals in their native languages, but there was evidence for a delay in L2 processing speed relative to the L1. Overall, the data highlight the multitude of factors affecting executive control and lexical access speed in bilinguals. Cambridge University Press 2013-04 Article PeerReviewed Coderre, Emily L., van Heuven, Walter J.B. and Conklin, Kathy (2013) The timing and magnitude of Stroop interference and facilitation in monolinguals and bilinguals. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 16 (Specia). pp. 420-441. ISSN 1366-7289 Stroop; bilingualism; lexical access; executive control; interference; facilitation http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=8852649 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1366728912000405 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1366728912000405 |
| spellingShingle | Stroop; bilingualism; lexical access; executive control; interference; facilitation Coderre, Emily L. van Heuven, Walter J.B. Conklin, Kathy The timing and magnitude of Stroop interference and facilitation in monolinguals and bilinguals |
| title | The timing and magnitude of Stroop interference and facilitation in monolinguals and bilinguals |
| title_full | The timing and magnitude of Stroop interference and facilitation in monolinguals and bilinguals |
| title_fullStr | The timing and magnitude of Stroop interference and facilitation in monolinguals and bilinguals |
| title_full_unstemmed | The timing and magnitude of Stroop interference and facilitation in monolinguals and bilinguals |
| title_short | The timing and magnitude of Stroop interference and facilitation in monolinguals and bilinguals |
| title_sort | timing and magnitude of stroop interference and facilitation in monolinguals and bilinguals |
| topic | Stroop; bilingualism; lexical access; executive control; interference; facilitation |
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