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Publication Date: 2019
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The Auditory Foreign-Language Effect of Moral Decision Making in Highly Proficient Bilinguals
Brouwer, Susanne
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, v40 n10 p865-878 2019
Previous research has shown that people make systematically different decisions when faced with a moral dilemma in a native than in a foreign language [e.g. Costa, A., A. Foucart, S. Hayakawa, M. Aparici, J. Apesteguia, J. Heafner, and B. Keysar. 2014. "Your Morals Depend on Language." PLoS One 9 (4): e94842]. The aim of the current study is to test the limits of this so-called "Foreign-Language Effect" by examining (1) whether it holds for highly proficient bilinguals of a closely related language pair (i.e. Dutch-English), and (2) whether it can be replicated in an auditory setting. In Experiment 1, 60 Dutch-English bilinguals read moral dilemmas in Dutch or in English, whereas in Experiment 2, a different sample of 60 Dutch-English bilinguals listened to the same dilemmas. After reading or listening, participants' task was to indicate whether the proposed action was appropriate or not. The results showed that the "Foreign-Language Effect" was absent in Experiment 1, but present in Experiment 2. These findings aid in understanding the robustness of the "Foreign-Language Effect," revealing that in some contexts it may be overcome and/or inhibited, whereas in others it may be enhanced.
Descriptors: Moral Values, Decision Making, Native Language, Second Languages, Bilingualism, Language Proficiency, Indo European Languages, Contrastive Linguistics, Reading Processes, Listening, Context Effect, Correlation, Task Analysis, Social Behavior, Behavior Standards, Laptop Computers, Auditory Perception, English (Second Language), Emotional Response, Foreign Countries
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Language: English
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