Multilingual Stroop performance: Effects of trilingualism and proficiency on inhibitory control  

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Marian, Viorica ; Blumenfeld, Henrike K. ; Mizrahi, Elena ; Kania, Ursula ; Cordes, Anne-Kristin

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: International Journal of Multilingualism (Full Text) vol. 10 no. 1 (2013), page 82-104.
Topik: multilingualism; Stroop task; cognitive control; proficiency; withinand between-language interference
Fulltext: 10_01_Marian.pdf (307.72KB)

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Previous research suggests that multilinguals’ languages are constantly coactivated and that experience managing this co-activation changes inhibitory control function. The present study examined language interaction and inhibitory control using a colour-word Stroop task. Multilingual participants were tested in their three most proficient languages. The classic Stroop effect was detected in all three languages, with participants performing more accurately on congruent than on incongruent trials. Multilinguals were faster and more accurate in the withinlanguage- competition condition than in the between-language-competition condition, indicating that additional processing costs are required when stimulus and response languages differ. Language proficiency influenced speed, accuracy and error patterns in multilingual Stroop task performance. These findings augment our understanding of language processing and inhibitory control in multilingual populations and suggest that experience using multiple languages changes demands on cognitive function.

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