ERIC Number: EJ1004702
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Publication Date: 2013-Apr
Pages: 22
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The Timing and Magnitude of Stroop Interference and Facilitation in Monolinguals and Bilinguals
Coderre, Emily L.; Van Heuven, Walter J. B.; Conklin, Kathy
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, v16 spec iss n2 p420-441 Apr 2013
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.
Descriptors: Interference (Language), Bilingualism, Native Language, Color, Task Analysis, Executive Function, English, Monolingualism, Second Language Learning, Linguistic Theory, Prediction, Cognitive Ability, Language Proficiency, Written Language
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